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• The separation of how dlesel fuel is taxed for cars and commercial vehicles. "British hauliers need an essential user rebate so that we can buy fuel at a similar level to continental competitors,' he says. "UK bus operators already have the advantage of such a scheme so the government can argue that it can be done."
• More rigorous VOSA enforcement of defects on foreign lorries.
• All ferry operators to weigh all lorries and be required to refuse passage to lorries that are overweight.
• Regulate how much fuel lorries can bring in on the Channel Tunnel or ferries. "Currently, foreign vehicles are often fitted with huge tanks," he says. "I believe, along with Norman Baker MP, that this must constitute a health and safety risk."