Roads: Charging

Lord Bradshaw Excerpts
Thursday 18th November 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bradshaw Portrait Lord Bradshaw
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Will the noble Earl also consider the number of accidents that are caused in this country by foreign-registered vehicles? They of course pay no tax, they use fuel from outside the country and they burden the health service with a lot more work.

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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The noble Lord makes an important point, of which my department is well aware. However, the objective of the lorry road-user charging scheme is to ensure a competitive and free market for all operators, whether UK or foreign.