RHA: UK hauliers recognised by coalition programme
The Road Haulage Association notes the recognition in the new Coalition programme for Government that British hauliers have an unfair deal.
“The Coalition Government agreement, published today, makes encouraging reading from a haulier’s perspective,” said RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning.
The Association notes, in particular, the comments regarding ‘a new system of HGV road user charging to ensure a fairer arrangement for UK hauliers’.
“We welcome the recognition of the importance of this long standing issue,” continued Geoff Dunning.
“For years we have been pressing for a system whereby foreign operators pay for the privilege of using our roads and we have asked for an early meeting with Mr Hammond to establish what the proposals are and, perhaps more importantly, to make sure that they will benefit our own, domestic hauliers.
“This, however, represents just one of the many concerns now facing the UK road freight industry and we look forward to establishing a strong partnership on this and other issues.”
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