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IN THE NEWS
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Stuart Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the road transport industry this week.
There's nothing like the fear of having your freedom on the open road threatened to get the newspapers all fired up, just like the Sunday Times did when it got wind of an Orwellian ruse to cut down on speeding, road tax evasion and illegal parking all in one go, Dubbed "The Informer", electronic vehicle identification (EVI) would mean fitting a microchip in all cars to provide a record of where we travel and how we do it. Big Brother has finally become our back-seat driver. The consequences of this 'spy in the dashboard' even prompted cheesy I'm a Celebritywinner and radio DJ Tony Blackburn to question whether the world had finally gone mad, and if you and I would be fitted with chips next "to make sure we are eating properly". Of course, this frightening insight into Blackburn's mind aside, hauliers have been living with their own spy-in-thecab for some time. It goes without saying that a scenaric where it is announced trucks are to be fitted with this technology would not generate as many column inches as this "catastrophic" scoop. Indeed, it would probably be welcomed as a much simpler and cheaper alternative to the chaos currently surrounding the introduction of digital smart-card tachos. The Sun and Mirror also delighted in reporting the misdemeanours of acting Supt. Elizabeth Byron, caught driving her Nissan Almera erratically while four times over the limit.