The Government has recently announced that it intends to press on with implementing charges for heavy goods vehicles, which will have the effect of charging foreign vehicles for using UK roads.
The Department for Transport says that this will help ensure a fairer arrangement for UK hauliers. DfT consulted on proposals earlier in the year with charges of up to £1,000 a year for foreign hauliers.
Whilst UK hauliers would also pay, a corresponding cut to VED on UK registered vehicles will compensate UK hauliers. The Government expects the charge to be in place as soon as possible but no later than the end of the current Parliament.
If you would like to discuss how these changes could effect you, please email or phone Lee Steward on 01473 836557.
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Morrison Freight is a road transport / road haulage operator, offering a door to door European coverage network. We assist our clients import & export Freight Forwarding services throughout 24 countries, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. We move in excess of 1,000 trailers between UK and mainland Europe every month and guarantee uninterrupted, optimal driver accompanied transit times. Our clients operate across a wide variety of industries. These include automotive, electronics, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, defence, agricultural road haulage & construction plant machinery and more.
