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Still costly to run a truck in the UK
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THE UK REMAINS one of the most expensive places in Europe to run a 40-tonne truck, according to research by Nera Economic Consulting and the Freight Transport Association. Operating costs including staffing, fuel, VED and insurance were taken into account in the survey.
Taking the UK's costs as an indexed figure of 100, only the Netherlands has a higher figure — 101. Italy with 98 and Germany with 97 have similar costs, while Ireland with 93, Poland with 77 and Hungary with 76 show the huge variation across Europe. In June 2006, when Nera last looked at the costs of running a truck in Europe, the Netherlands and Ireland had a figure of 98, but Italy scored only 88 compared with the UK's 100, The survey also considered employment costs alone, and again the UK was given an index of 100, The Netherlands is the most expensive with 132, followed by Germany with 131 and Italy with 106.
The FTA plans to take the data to the government to show how high costs, including the price of fuel, are making UK hauliers less competitive than their Continental rivals.