:ent catch • Kent County Council is to appoint independent
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experts to advise it on the feasibility of imposing a fee on all vehicles as they leave the county for the Continent — it is considering charging £3 for trucks (CM 7-13 May).
Tow standard • The British Standards Institution has come up with BSAU 245: a quality standard for towing attachments used on CVs and buses.
:harterail choice • Charterail is about to name a dozen food and drink manufacturers who will put 200,000 tonnes of freight a year on its new London-Warrington-Glasgow overnight service.
Late Post • Boyatt Transport of Eastleigh, Hants, a former franchisee of parcels network Last Post, has gone into liquidation owing £163,000.
Roads good II Roads are good for the environment, says Transport Secretary John MacGregor. Bypasses lessen congestion and the DTp plants more trees than any other body in the country building roads, he told businessmen last week.
Dee delay • The long-awaited publication of the Transport Tribunal's reasons for rejecting John Dee's 0-licence has been delayed again.
Horse campaign 11 The International League for the Protection of Horses has launched a campaign to stop live horses being moved by road within the EC.