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e proposed ban on all reign trucks crossing itzerland will have little rect affect on domestic uliers, but it could gnal the spread of no-go eas and restrictions for ternationa I road nsport in Europe.
umfries-based Curries Transport Services is one of the few UK operators to cross Izerland on a regular basis. Yet the ospect of being forced off Swiss ds within the next 10 years is of tie concern to George Henderson, ector of fleet services.
e believes that a diversion through ance or Austria would add little to livery times for goods destined for y, and the development of a piggyck rail service to carry foreign cks across Switzerland could have a sitive aspect: "Provided the service s cheap enough, it could provide ivers travelling from Zeebrugge to sle with the necessary time off fore they began driving again in ly," he says.
urries sends more than 25 htweight loads a week through itzerland. The main drawback to Swiss ban would be cost: "Road tax around £6 a day in Switzerland," rs Henderson. "Going through the nt Blanc Tunnel costs something e £100, plus there are one or two re road tolls to pay as well."
he decision to ban all lorry transit ffic through the Swiss Alps was de in response to mounting traffic