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Transport, Local Government In England, Land Transport, Anglo-saxon England, Kent, South East England, Toll Road, Truck Driver, Fee, Truck
KENT COUNTY Council leader Paul Carter has called for foreign truck drivers to pay a £10 charge as they enter the UK at the county's ports. He says a £.10 toll would help fund the upkeep of Kent's roads and a third Thames bridge.
Carter, who has also slammed safety standards on foreign trucks, told Kent on Sunday: "I keep being told that we can't have a differential charging system because it is against European legislation.
I think other European countries navigate their way round that legislation, '