Italian quota upped
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COMPANIES which have made good use of their Italian general quota permits this year and in the past will be offered an 18 per cent increase. At least half the permits issued up until July 31 this year should have been used and there should have been similar use in previous years.
Vith the exception of the RHA witnesses expressed opposi to quotas. The RHA had ued that in general bilateral )tas were now at an adequate el and that future increases )uld be confined to the EEC ate. It defended its policy Un on the grounds that the preit recession had led to domeshauliers — many of them gedly unqualified — entering international field to the denent of established internelel operators.
The RHA saw quotas as a ans of establishing greater cipline in the industry.
The Lords totally reject this ument saying that they much ,fer the approach of the FTA. w agree that standards must maintained but argue that ; could best be done by direct ulation and not by quotas ich destroy competition ong road hauliers, Making this announcement, Transport Under Secretary Lynda Chalker said that the Department of Transport was pushing for the abolition of all haulage permits throughout the EEC.
Firms without an allocation will be offered one, she said, and they will be contacted in turn. Priority will be given to firms who have made good use of either the Italian co-operation quota system or road/rail services to Italy.
Companies will be expected to have provided at least three return loads under the co-opera tion quota scheme since November 1982, or made at least three journeys using road/rail services to Italy between January 1982 and July 1983.
After this initial allocation, there will be a limited number of permits available for companies which have not used either the co-operation quota scheme or the road/rail system.
Companies wishing to be considered should already hold an allocation of French general quota permits and have held these since 1980. A 90 per cent usage should have been made of them since 1980.
Companies which think they might be eligible and which do not receive an offer should write no later than October 14 to the International Road Freight Office, Westgate House, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 11W.