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Entirely correct to question the RHA's abilities
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ROGER KING WRITES of the 'damned reality' that is talking to the government on the basis of what is achievable and legal (CM 24 January).
Surely, the damned reality is that the United Kingdom's road transport industry carries a greater fiscal and legislative burden than any of its European counterparts, functions within the harshest operational environmen and is, perhaps unsurprisingly, now on its knees.
This is a situation that must he addressed, and it is not a task for the faint-hearted.
Patrick Allam is entirely correct to question the RHA's abilities in this regard (United we stand, united we fall.., will you stand up to be counted?', CM 13 December 2007).
If an organisation places itself at the vanguard of change—as has the RHA — then that same organisation must expect to be called to account when such change does not occur.
Nothing has changed; in fact the environment in which the UK's road transport business functions has deteriorated.As such, questioning the RHA's fitness for purpose would seem to be an entirely appropriate response.
Oliver Dixon by e-mail