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Tim Watling, partner at Attleboroughbased Bill Watling & Sons, says: "It's been a crap year and Ws not likely to get any better unless taxation levels are sorted. We are sick of being taxed to death on fuel and road tax. Something has to give or UK operators will all end up bankrupt."
Andy Brown, director at Amoleside-based Gilbert Brown & Son (Transport). says: "We've had a good year and things are looking up for 2C04 in our sector of the industry transporting yachts. A reduction in fuel duty next year would be a big help."
David Fox from Middlesbrough-based David Fox Transport says: This has been a good year.
We would like to see the government publish the full details of the Working Time Directive soon so we get a clearer picture of what the finer details and the way it will affect our business."
Andy Boyle, MD of ABE (Ledbury) says: "We've had an OK year with plenty of activity; business has been thriving at times. It would be nice next year if the Chancellor and his ministers actually listened to our pleas not to make us the most expensive country in Europe..."