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Chairman slams to)
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ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCI TION national chairman do. Sllbermatm has again accus the Government of penalist the road haulage Indust mnfairly in the allocation track costs.
Speaking at the RHA's Ea Wales and Cheshire Sub-an annual dinner, Mr Silbermai claimed that the Goveri ment's method of track-co evaluation meant that roz haulage vehicles paid tc much road-fund tax, whic more than covered their trac costs.
He commented thE railways imposed just as man track costs as lorries -it no costs £10,000 a year t maintain just one mile c railway track. No account i made for the fact that lorrie do not use certain roads or th outside lane of motorway Similarly, no allowance i made for the fact that road are designed for the highe speeds that only cars cal reach.
Mr Silbermann went on ti remind his audience that lor ries are also required to con tribute towards the cost o footways, cycle tracks, fence: and barriers.