I am flying blind now—I should really know the answer to this question. When a British haulier travels in France now, I presume they pay a fee on the motorway. French motorways are very expensive. When a French haulier arrives in the United Kingdom, do they pay any charges for the use of our roads? I think not. If that is the case then we might like to raise this issue if we have any trouble with the French—particularly with the hauliers—in the course of the negotiations. It might not only be France; it might be that some other countries in Europe like to charge for the use of their motorways, such as the Italians, and I am sure that there are others as well. The Swiss get their share too—whenever I go through Switzerland they take me for a ride for 40 francs for my car alone.
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 13 March 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL].
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