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*The British Government is to consult British businesses on how transactions involving currencies participating in will be treated for tax purposes following the introduction of the single currency on 1 January 1999. Contact: 0171 438 6420/6425.
Toll charges for the Ml, M5 and M15 motorways in came into force on 1 July.
* Po•-tuni.:. motorway toll
tickets last just 12 hours, warns the RHA. Vehicles in Portugal carrying hazardous goods must drive with dipped headlights during daylight hours.
Drivers whose vehicles pass roadside checks in should ask for "fiche control" documents from the enforcement agencies—they will make further stops less stressful.
From 1 September vehicles over 18 tonnes will be banned from the centre of the Danish capital Copenhagen.
Fines in Frar can be paid in cash or by Eurocheque only—credit or debit cards are not accepted.
Cabotage liberalisation does not allow Manx-registered hauliers to carry out domestic operations in the UK as the Isle of Man is only included in the EU for customs purposes.