No-permit deals with Switzerland
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or GDR DEALS allowing British hauliers to enter both East Germany and Switzerland have been negotiated by the DoE, it was announced this week. The agreement with East Germany —involving permit-free concessions from West Germany —gives access to the Middle East through Eastern bloc countries without the need for permits.
The DoE has published a special leaflet giving details of the new route. Called A new quota-free route to East Europe and the Middle East, it is obtainable free of charge from the International Road Freight Office, 36-42 Low Friar Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Free entry
The deal with both the Fast German and Swiss Governments allows for free entry for British hauliers to both countries whether on transit journeys or when either country is the final destination. Similar concessions apply to hauliers from GDR and Switzerland wishing to enter the UK.
The West Germans have agreed to exempt British operators' vehicles from the need to have permits en route to East Germany, provided the vehicles enter the Federal Republic by the ports of Bremen, Bremerhaven and Hamburg and enter East Germany at either of two crossing points. Hauliers will need permits— which are not restricted to a quota—to enter the GDR, but own-account operators can enter permit-free. No permits are required for either type of transporter when entering Switzerland.