Fuel tax not green at all_3
18 July 2012
Far from helping the environment, the ‘fuel duty escalator’ merely puts British hauliers at a disadvantage, argues David Green
Transportation of freight around the country is the life-support system of British business. Everything we own has to get to us, the customer, from the manufacturer. If goods can’t move, they can’t be sold, and if they can’t be sold, industry dies. Since 90 per cent of freight (measured in tonne kilometres) is carried by lorry, it is essential that our haulage...