Foreign trucks road tolls

[iguana]

Finally came in yesterday, great idea- at last! But wonder how enforcement will go, dont generally see that many vosa around.

[chilistrucker]

Will be interesting to see if it is enforced.

[grumpy52]

VOSA have a base in Dover docks and are pretty active.I was in there a couple of weeks ago picking up overload stuff from a polish sprinter curtainsider , He had to pay £180 to have the clamp wire removed.
It looks like they are taking foreign lorries seriously at last .

[grumpy52]

VOSA have a base in Dover docks and are pretty active.I was in there a couple of weeks ago picking up overload stuff from a polish sprinter curtainsider , He had to pay £180 to have the clamp wire removed.
It looks like they are taking foreign lorries seriously at last .

[StuntmanMike]

They have certainly been handing out leaflets about it. It's called the HTC levy and it charges between 1.70 and 10.00 pounds a day.

[chilistrucker]

Just need the french to sort the illegals now.
I ran into calais monday for the boat home, and plenty of them lurking along the roadside waiting for a chance to jump on the wagon.

[bigwheel]

StuntmanMike said:

They have certainly been handing out leaflets about it. It's called the HTC levy and it charges between 1.70 and 10.00 pounds a day.

It's HGV Levy (flipping smartphone? )

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-truck-f...

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hgv-road...

[StuntmanMike]

chilistrucker said:

Just need the french to sort the illegals now.
I ran into calais monday for the boat home, and plenty of them lurking along the roadside waiting for a chance to jump on the wagon.

The shadows have eyes, I'm overnight in there now.

[chilistrucker]

StuntmanMike said:

The shadows have eyes, I'm overnight in there now.

I ship out again on the 28th, may park in calais for the night with British plates on.
the surprise on the illegals faces when I open the back doors the next day in Amsterdam

[StuntmanMike]

When in Calais I park just off diesel row ( Rue des Garennes ), if the IDS is full ( usually ) I park behind the BP station on a small industrial estate, my unit has 1600 litre tanks on it and I haven't had any bother.

[StuntmanMike]

P.S talk your boss into sending you via hook van Holland, night crossing, pissed on the boat etc.

[chilistrucker]

Sadly we only mainly use Dover Calais for channel stuff, unless the tour dictates otherwise!
We are on the party boat mid tour though, from Sweden to Finland