Ford prices up by 6.5%
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THE COST of Ford lorries and vans is to go up by an average increase of 6.5 per cent.
Examples below include the charge for delivery to dealers (excluding Northern Ireland) except for light vans and Transits. The new price is shown in bold.
Escort 45 van £2,045.55 £2,175.80 Transit 100 van £2,362.65 £2,531.57 A series A0409 1301n chassis cab £3,766.71 £3,946.07 D series D1311 182in chassis cab £7,377,34 £7,708.52 D series D1614 159in chassis cab £9,707.49 £10,308.52 Transcontinental 121 in 11A4227 tractive unit £20,050.04 £20,774.42 TACHOGRAPHS and the introduction of restrictions on drivers' hours will add only one hundredth of the present freight level to British Rail's freight load.
A Freight Transport Association survey reveals that only 29,000 tons of freight would be transferred to rail if the new rules are brought in — despite the fact that they would mean increased transport costs.
FTA director general Hugh Featherstone said in Birmingham that a suggestion that measures would have a major bearing on the competitive position of road and rail was "nonsense".
A spokesman said that the FTA survey exposed a "fallacy" in the argument. "Manipulating the competitive balance against road transport would have little effect on transport decisions taken by companies," he said.
The best opportunities for BR were likely to come from new traffic and the present competitive area between road and rail is very small, says the FTA.