Pig move • Hauliers will be allowed to use the
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same truck to collect pigs from more than one British slaughterhouse on the same day, if a consultation document is accepted.
More LGVs • New LGVs are the only sector of the truck and van market to enjoy an increase in finance sales; they rose 11.3% in 1992. Year-on-year sales rose 9.2% for the six months to June, says HPI.
Island review • The Government has appointed KPMG Management Consulting to investigate privatisation of ferry services to the Scottish islands.
Port call • Irish Business & Employers Confederation and CBI Northern Ireland are urging the Government to spend more money on the roads serving the ports of Stranraer, Holyhead and Fishguard.
More lanes • The DOT plans to widen 90km of the M6 to four lanes in each direction, starting with the section between Junctions 16 and 20.
Chunnel site • Building work has begun on a 500-space truck park and freight customs site near the Channel Tunnel at Ashford, Kent.
Future Response • In last week's CM under -Row over deposit" we incorrectly said that Swindon County Court had granted driver Brian Martin a court order which obliges Manchester company Future Response to pay him back £1,500. The court in fact granted a Notice of Default. We regret the error.