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• Mersey Tunnel HGV tolls will be increased to 2180 in September. Light van tolls will be £1.20.
• There were 5,400 registrations of goods vehicles of more than 1,525kg unladen weight in December 1987, an increase of 11% on December 1986.
• The Kincardine-on-Forth swing-bridge which carries the A876 has become a fixed bridge from last Sunday. The bridge remains in use for road traffic but will no longer open for boats.
• The UICR (Union International Des Chauffeurs Routiers) is forming a committee to improve its mutual assistance scheme.
• The Government has • given approval for the ' M25's fourth services area. Paul Channon told the Commons that the site at Iver, • near the M40-M25 interchange is now open to planning proposals and will be built near a projected British Rail park & ride station.