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• Trailer manufacturer Crane Fruehauf is cutting 60 jobs at its factories in Dereham and North Walsham, Norfolk, with 12 more redundancies at sales and servicing sites throughout the country.
VAT call
• The Serious
Misdeclaration Penalty for VAT should be reduced from 15% of the amount underpaid to 5%, says the National Chamber of Trade. In a submission to Customs and Excise, the chamber claims many small traders are penalised for innocent mistakes due to the VAT System's complexity.
Pallet service
• GKN Chep's pallet service has altered its European rates to introduce a standard charge for de-hiring in the UK or abroad. Pallets hired in the UK can now be left at 10,000 sites in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium or France. Repatriation costs will be covered by Chep.
Lower price ▪ In our "Price is Right?"
feature (CM 10-16 Sept), we quoted the UK price of the Mercedes-Benz 308D van as £18,860 (ex-VAT). The UK list price is in fact £16,860 (ex-VAT).
Road work
• Hampshire-based hauliers stand to benefit from work on the final section of the M3 near Winchester, says Wolverhampton-based Tarmac Construction, which is due to start work on the 6krn project by the end of the year.
Archbold fined • Main Neu) Ford dealer Archbold Truck Sales & Service has been found guilty of Trade Descriptions Act offences after invoicing a haulier for parts not fitted to a truck (CM 6-12 Aug). Magistrates fined the company £500 with £300 costs.