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• Truck drivers will be exempt from EC plans for a 48-hour maximum working week. The ruling was confirmed by Employment Secretary David Hunt after last week's European Commission vote on the controversial legislation.
Rough roads
• More than 5,000 miles of UK roads need urgent repair work as record traffic levels take their toll, says a British Road Federation report which highlights Britain's highways as among the busiest in Europe.
Toll threat
• More than 60% of hauliers surveyed by CM warn that they will switch to A-roads to avoid paying motorway tolls, and they fear the charges will cost jobs. Full details next week.
Go Slovak
• Speed restrictions have been introduced in the Slovak Republic for trucks travelling through the country on public holidays. The new limits-50Iun/h in built-up areas and 801(m/h on motorways—apply for 10 days per year.
Site plea
• Renault VI is seeking planning permission to redevelop 20 acres of surplus hand in Dunstable following its decision to end vehicle assembly on the site earlier this year.
Belly limit
• The controversy over the use of belly tanks in France should be settled later this month when the EC clarifies how much fuel they can (wry. Fuel limits were abolished for "normal running gear" in January but no legal definition of this has been agreed and French customs are fining users of belly tanks.