BRIEFS
Page 10
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
• Worcestershire haulier Keith Thomas Down, of Stourport-on-Severn, who smuggled hundreds of kilos of cannabis into Dover, has had his prison sentence cut from 10 years to eight because he had already served four years in a German jail for other drugs offences.
A survey of 124 FTA members shows they spend an average £5,519 a year on Eurovignettc., for Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Denmark. One operator spent £50,000.
Railfreight Distribution's
international freight busi is up for sale, ending 50 years of British Rail involvement in the freight business.
• Sales of trucks ono artics totalled 3,892 during May, down 278 on May 1995. Year-to-date figures from the SMMT show a rise of 6.18% to 21,541.
A Metropolitan Police ini tiative aimed at identifying
some of the 12,359 trailers in the UK will run during June and July. Contact PC Roland Thomas on 0171 515 5326.
Customs and Excise has drawn up plans to speed up and simplify treigill ciearances over the next 12 months with fewer documents and more flexible duty and VAT payments.
• The Vehicle Inspectorate has appointed the Garage Equipment Association to approve equipment for MoT testing stations.