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    You are free to see in any light that takes your fancy Howard.

    The first reasonable point to be made so far is Stewart's mention of 'maximum of £1k a year'. I suspect that trucking companies do not at present pay an annual sum to the many countries of mainland Europe, more "as and when". Otherwise the idea of a lump-sum payment for using the roads of Britain would be a direct tax on imports.

    Then there is the tonne-age issue. Do we have another wizard-wheeze that is set to collect not one bean?

    I recall much hand-wringing some years ago about lifting restrictions of tonne-age. All those bridges etc. that are not yet capable of taking such loads would require upgrade/replacement, not to mention the leap in wear-and-tear repair likely through such a move.

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