The decision to increase the cost of using the M6 toll road by 6.4% is bad news for commercial vehicle hire contract owners, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
At almost double the rate of inflation, the price hike will put HGV fleet drivers off using the road, the organisation believes.
Stephen Kelly, the FTA's head of policy for the West Midlands, asks: "It is, frankly, hard to swallow the argument that this extra revenue will be ploughed into major improvements – what is the point of investing in a road which nobody can afford to use?"
The result of avoiding the costly toll road is to use the original M6 route - notorious for heavy traffic and long delays.
This will create problems for commercial vehicle hire contract owners trying to operate a HGV fleet in the area, the association believes.
London First - a business membership group in the capital - recently announced proposals to make the Blackwall Tunnel a toll route, which may be costly for commercial vehicle hire users.
Article from Vehicle Solutions
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