Road Haulage Permits

HC Deb 22 November 1989 vol 162 cc4-5W

Mr. Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has determined the fees to be charged to United Kingdom hauliers for international road haulage permits in 1990.

Mr. Atkins

Yes. The fees for 1990 permits are to be reduced once again following the successful negotiation by Department of Transport officials of significant increases in the United Kingdom's quotas. These have meant greater income from permits without significant increases in costs.

The Department's success benefits British hauliers twice —first from the more plentiful supply of permits, and secondly from the reduction in fees.

The fees will be as follows, with the 1989 charges in brackets:

	Fee
Single journey permit	£2 (no change)
Multi-journey permit	£1 (no change)
	Per journey
Annual period permit	£40 (£50)

	Fee
3 month period permit	£10 (£14)
Multilateral EC/ECMT annual permit	£80 (£100)
Multilateral EC/ECMT 3 months permit	£20 (£26)
Community removals authorisation	£25 (£50)