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POST-WAR OPTIMISM The aftermath of the war in Iraq could
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give used truck exports a useful boost, suggests George Alexander— chief editor at Glass's Commercial Vehicle Guide. "It's a big country which will have to be rebuilt, and lots of trucks will be needed from mid-year onwards," he predicts. He doesn't expect to see large quantities of time-served vehicles being shipped direct from the UK, however.
Instead, he suggests that Iraq may suck in trucks from Eastern Europe, and that East European buyers will be looking to purchase more vehicles from British sources to make up for a dearth of stock in their own markets.
Even without this fillip, Britain's secondhand truck market looks set to stay healthy, Alexander believes. "There's still an over-supply of old stuff, but good kit will fetch good money," he reckons.