Dover up by fifth
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LORRY TRAFFIC through the port of Dover was up by 21 per cent during the first 10 months of 1982 compared with the same period last year.
A total of 504,000 commercial road haulage units (tractive unit and trailer count as two units) passed through the port compared with 418,000 for the first ten months last year.
For October, 56,000 commercial road haulage units came through the port, compared with 50,000 for October 1981.
Other ro-ro freight increased by 31 per cent during the first 10 months this year. It totalled 101,000, compared with 77,300 for the same period last year.
For October, ro-ro freight rose by 12 per cent from 9,400 (1981) to 10,600.
EEC MEMBER STATE driving licence holders will be able to exchange them for British licences within a year, with effect from January 1 next year. Reciprocal rights apply in EEC states.
Applications for exchanging licences should be made on normal application forms obtainable from Post Offices, but commercial vehicle drivers should obtain their forms from Traffic Area offices and provide them with proof of at least 18 months' experience of driving lorries or buses.