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• HGV traffic in central London has been cut by a fifth since the M25 opened, according to the Department of Transport.
Weight differences
• Differences in overloading tolerances in EC countries were highlighted at the RHA's international group meeting last week. The Netherlands and France allow 5%, Denmark 7% and Germany 2%. The Vehicle Inspectorate's John Schock insisted that UK hauliers can be prosecuted for any overload, although the VI has told its examiners 10%.
Czeching in
• Renault is setting up a joint venture with Czech bus and fire engine manufacturer Karosa.
Ferry hope
• Sealink and Sally Line are believed to be among the bidders for the Newhaven to Dieppe ferry service which French operator SNAT will axe at the end of April.
Bill Irons
• Bill Irons, founder of the Transport Managers Club, has died aged 89 — he was one of the first district managers at BRS.
Michell re-emerges
• David Michell joins Foden Trucks this week as sales and marketing director. He was Scania's director of marketing until last November.
Cabotage stalls
• Plans to allow cabotage from January 1993 have hit a problem with Germany, France and southern states resisting Commission plans to give hauliers freedom to compete.