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• The London Boroughs Transport Committee, which administers the London lorry ban, will meet on 29 January to discuss its stance on the five boroughs that want to withdraw from the scheme. A public inquiry on the ban starts on 2 March.
Cider business III Most of the weekly 525 tonnes that Taunton Cider is transferring from rail to road will be handled by NFC subsidiary BRS and Dumfries-based Currie Transport Services. Taunton Cider says BRS will get around five loads a day and CTS one.
Cold regs • New regulations for the carriage of temperature-controlled foods come into effect on 1 April. Where temperatures of 5°C are specified, vehicles under 7.5 tonnes may deliver these foods at up to 8°C, if they are delivered within 12 hours.
Midlands pay • Drivers in the Midlands will continue to be the "Cinderellas in the labour market", says the TGWU, which failed this week to get a pay increase from RHA for at least the next six months.
Rail report • The Commons Transport Select Committee has criticised the rail privatisation legislation — due to be read in the Commons today (21 January) — by publishing an interim report which questions the planned shift of freight from road to rail.