• One of the four hauliers who spoke to ministers

9th September 1999, Page 6

9th September 1999

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before the main Forum told them he had had to make special arrangements to fend off his creditors following the Government's tax rises. But Tony Hemming from Felixstowebased AJS Loadtruck claims that the Treasury representatives "didn't give a sod". 'They seemed happy as long as the Dutch hauliers (who have taken over a lot of his work) are employing British drivers," he adds.

Hemming says he has re-registered three of his seven trucks in the UK but will flag the remaining four out to Holland when their tax runs out, saving £900 per truck.

Also present were Birmingham-based Di Ponsonby, Kentbased Goldfinch Transport and Kent-based Stears Haulage .