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ALLEGATIONS of permit irregularities were made at a meeting of the International Hauliers' Federation last week.
The meeting, in Barking, Essex, was told that drivers were given batches of per by companies to ensure quotas were not reduced.
IHF chairman Ken B mann, told CM that he photostat copies of Frenct Italian permits issued to TranspOrt bearing conseci serial numbers and same stamping by border posts.
And he also said that mits were being produc( the names of reput hauliers and exposed as genies by the French au1 ities who then banned reputable company from tering France even till the vehicle and driver ha( thing to do with that comr He produced a batch ( Italian permits out of issued to British hauliers seven French permits w he claimed had been star at a border to keep up 'a .pany quota.
Hauliers blacklisted
Now blacklists of Br. hauliers are being prodi and updated by the Fr4 authorities with the operation of the British partment of Transport write to hauliers telling t of the ban.
A new list received fron French last week conta the names of 41 companie volved in permit irregular] IHF member Ray Wa CM that he had been banrecently when none of his des or drivers were in Lce and he is to write to the asking for an investiga ie federation has details of ibers who are to be prosed over permits offences luding possession of ed permits) and is con-ing setting up a fighting I to help contest cases ugh the courts.
r Bachmann said that he is rite to the DTp demanding nvestigation into mass -Ting of permits to avoid panies having their quotas by the Newcastle Road ght Office.