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Haulage industry welcomes new M6 Toll prices
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Britain's haulage industry has warmly welcomed Midland Expressway Limited's decision to relax charges for a trial period on the M6 Toll for HGVs until the end of 2004.
Its managing director Tom Fanning has announced that a single truck journey along the alternative route to the congested M6 will cost only £5.11, plus VAT, for the next five months. He hopes hauliers will trial the time-saving road during the extended trial period, then decide to use it on a regular basis. "We want to encourage greater use by the haulage industry and we anticipate that the measures we have taken will have the desired impact," said Mr Fanning.
The Freight Transport Association's external affairs director, Geoff Dossetter, predicted that the new charge would make the M6 Toll "the route of choice."
The Road Haulage Association's chief executive, Roger King, was equally supportive of the new toll level. He believed a significant percentage of hauliers would include use of the route in their operational plans.
• The Road Haulage Association's chief executive, Roger King, with Tom Fanning Both organisations had supported the building of the motorway, but had not agreed with the toll levels set for HGVs.
They welcomed the changes and the contribution made by Mr Fanning to the new pricing structure.
"He has obviously listened to our comments, and the feedback from individual hauliers, and responded to them," said Mr King.
Mr Dossetter commented: "At the new price level, we believe this road will become the route of choice as we originally anticipated it would.
"I would be very disappointed if substantial numbers of trucks do not now migrate to the M6 Toll."