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Air Freight Fury At Baa
• Air freight hauliers and freight forwarders at London's Heathrow airport have attacked British Airports Authority plans to double their rents. Earlier protests about drastic......
Bleak Future For Road Jobs
• Job prospects are looking gloomier for the road haulage industry, according to the latest survey from employment company Manpower. Only 26% of transport firms plan to recruit......
Tag Toll At Tunnel
• An automatic toll-payment system is on trial at the Dartford Tunnel. Vehicles fitted with special tags drive through an electronic beam at about 7krn/h and the toll is......
Converts To Vans
• European environment ministers agreed last week to the mandatory fitting of catalytic converters to all new petrol-powered light commercial vehicles with engines under 1.4......
Vi's Brake Pre-test
• The Vehicle Inspectorate has launched its long-awaited trial scheme, offering brake performance checks before annuals tests (CM 8-14 December 1988). The scheme will initially......