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...but he's all wrong about cabbotage
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MR X'S COMMENTS last week are less than helpful. No one complains about market forces, for indeed as Mr X says, that is futile. But unfair competition — well, our members would expect is to stand up against that.
And cabotage is one example. We reckon the penetration of the relevant market is not 3% or 5%, hut nearer 20-25%. Even the government now accepts that it is at least 11%. By narrowing down to like for like we arrive at the higher figure.
If Mr X feels none of this matters, good for him. He's lucky; too many of our members are not.
The RHA and ETA have painstakingly developed a well researched argument that has galvanised the government into some positive action. It's a pity we cannot argue our case without someone saying the opposite.
But then,it is a free country. Still.
Roger King Chief executive Road Haulage Association