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The government's Road Safety Bill includes re-testing of drink drivers disqualified for 24 months or more, and police powers to dispose of uninsured vehicles.
No indication
West Midlands police have denied that Operation Indicate is to close. The truck crime unit has recovered more than £500,000 worth of property with 20 arrests since its launch last June.
Fuel pleas
The IRU has called on operators to pass on increased fuel costs by including a fuel escalator in long-term contracts. It also wants the EU to cut fuel tax for professional users to a standard rate in all EU states.
Multipart sale
Lex Fleetserve has sold its Multipart PSV business to Partline, leaving it to concentrate on supply chain management contracts.
Lift deal
Somers Vehicle Lifts has been bought out by ts management after financial problems threatened its future.
Ay Caramba!
More than 2,500 Simpsons Scalextric sets were stolen from a truck parked at Farthing Corner services on the M2 in Kent last Monday.
Quarry campaign
Villagers in Welford, Northants are fighting to prevent hundreds of trucks using local roads as part of plans to open a 150-acre quarry.