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Irish may de-register ed-out UK trucks

4th November 1999
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• British hauliers who have flagged out trucks to Ireland face being struck off the Republic's register of companies unless they have an Irish Operator's Licence.

Last week the Irish tax authority (the Revenue Commissioners) warned that it is examining the lists of trucks registered in the Republic and removing those without an Irish base.

"To maintain the integrity of the register we must insist that the declarant is ordinarily resident in the state, must have a centre of operations here, staff employed, and a clear indication that a business is operating," said a Revenue spokesman.

"We have always accepted registrations on good faith," the spokesman added. "It's only £40 registration, so there's no question of any fraud. But we are looking at the register and looking to make sure all operators on it are bona fide."

More than 1,800 vehicles have been registered in the Republic since March. Revenue believes that 80% of these came from Northern Ireland, with the rest from Scotland and the North of England.

"In de-registering, we are doing nothing that is not being done in Holland or France," he said. "We will look at the reality of the situation.

"It will be on individual examination and individual cases will be looked at."

If struck off a truck's Irish registration nuniber would no longer be valid so hauliers could find themselves operating unregistered vehicles.

• Irish hauliers are preparing a submission for the next Irish Budget in which they highlight a 17% increase in diesel prices since March.

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