• The administrators of Dee Transport say that a buyer
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for the company has been found and a deal should be signed this week. The company called in administrators in November with debts of £4.2m.
• EU countries in the id Toll Union have agreed to increase road charges from 1 January. Germany, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden will increase annual tolls to DM2,352 (S:969) for vehicles with four or more axles and DM1,411 (32587) for smaller trucks.
The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association and trade unions have agreed a two-year pay increase for employees of VBRA members. Wages will rise by 3% in 1997 and 3.5% in 1998.
The British Road Federation is calling for the creation of an independent Inspector of Roads to regulate standards of the road network, road services and user charges.
Joe Day, driving for Bonnybridge-based Bing Transport, suffered minor injuries when his 38-tanner jack-knifed on the M1 near Newport Pagnell. Three people were killed and six others injured in the accident at the weekend.
Road transport training body Centrex has suspended chief operating officer Geoff Marshment following investigations by West Mercia fraud squad. The firm has restructured its management team and installed Ian Benzie as managing director.