Haulier held back VED as protest

13th February 1992, Page 22

13th February 1992

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Page 22, 13th February 1992 — Haulier held back VED as protest

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• An international haulier's protest about alleged discrimination in vehicle taxation between British and continental hauliers has cost him thousands of pounds.

Michael Chilton, trading as Chilton International of Kingstone, Uttoxeter, was ordered to pay £3,784.98 in fines, costs and back duty, following the latest in a series of prosecutions for failing to tax his vehicles.

Appearing before Stafford magistrates he admitted three offences of using vehicles without an excise licence and one of permitting a driver to take insufficient weekly rest.

For Chilton, Christopher Lee said that he had taken a political stand, which could be described as "Chilton's last stand".

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