All articles written by Road Haulage Association (RHA) on PoliticsHome.com

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15 Mar 2016 Transport

Insurance Premium Tax – another hit on hauliers

The Road Haulage Association has highlighted the real risk that tomorrows Budget will see the Chancellor slam another massive hike on Insurance Premium Tax. RHA members were strongly opposed to the rise in IPT to 9.5% on 1 November year, the reaction will be even stronger if he raises it again.

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14 Mar 2016 Transport

RHA plea to Osborne, “don’t hike fuel duty”

The Road Haulage Association will be holding its breath on Wednesday when the Chancellor delivers his 2016 Spring Budget.

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11 Mar 2016 Transport

Baroness Karren Brady CBE to be guest speaker at RHA Annual Lunch

With just over twelve weeks to go, tickets are selling fast for the Road Haulage Associations annual lunch on Thursday 2 June 2016.

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07 Mar 2016 Transport

Home Office consultation on stowaway fines – driver safety is the key issue says RHA

The Home Office Clandestine Civil Penalty consultation asks for views from the haulage industry and others on the approach to stopping illegal entry to the UK by migrants - how penalties for hauliers who are negligent could be modernised and any other improvements - as well as other steps the industry can take to cut the risk of illegal migrant abuse.

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07 Mar 2016 Transport

Platooning – not a new concept, says RHA

The Road Haulage Association has reacted with caution to the announcement of trials for the platooning* of trucks.

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02 Mar 2016 Transport

RHA Spring Conference set for success

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is busy preparing for its annual Spring Conference, to take place on 18/19 March at the Old England Hotel, Windermere.

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29 Feb 2016 Foreign affairs

The Calais migrant camp must be cleared as soon as possible says RHA

Despite the news of clashes between riot police and migrants as demolition teams dismantle the migrant camp at Calais, the Road Haulage Association remains fully supportive of the pledge made by Xavier Bertrand, President of Frances Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, to clear the Ports Jungle.

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29 Feb 2016 Economy

A key tax allowance in the transport sector is the subject of confusion as a result of an error at HMRC, says RHA

The Road Haulage Association has a historical agreement over the payment of a round sum allowance to those drivers who use sleeper cabs whilst on a business journey.

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26 Feb 2016 Transport

RHA disappointed at lack of government response to Calais crisis

The Road Haulage Association fully supports the letters from Calais President Xavier Bertrand to Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande asking for the issue of disruptive migrant activity at Calais to be officially put on the agenda of the Franco-British Summit in Amiens on March 3rd and his call for an emergency plan be implemented as soon as possible.

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25 Feb 2016 Transport

RHA National Lorry week has Max appeal

The Road Haulage Associations 2015 National Lorry Week was a tremendous success.

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23 Feb 2016 Transport

She’s RHA launch a resounding success

The recent launch of the RHAs latest initiative, Shes RHA, was declared a resounding success and a night to remember by the 71 guests that attended.

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23 Feb 2016 Transport

2016 CV Show sees the RHA focus set firmly on the future

Fortune telling is not being currently listed among the many services the Road Haulage Association offers its members, but visitors to stand SG30 at the 2016 Commercial Vehicle Show will see the RHAs focus set firmly on the future.

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23 Feb 2016 Transport

RHA fully supports pledge of Calais President

The Road Haulage Association fully supports the pledge made by Xavier Bertrand, President of Frances Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, to raze the Ports Jungle to the ground.

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19 Feb 2016 Transport

Forth bridge back on track – and the lesson to be learned

Transport Scotland is about to start a press conference to announce that the Forth Road Bridge will be open to all traffic, including lorries, with effect from 23:00 tomorrow evening, Saturday 20 February.

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17 Feb 2016 Transport

RHA backs new initiative by Calais President

The Road Haulage Association was today invited to attend a meeting hosted by Xavier Bertrand, president of the Nord Pas de Calais Picardie region, the regionalFrench government responsible for the ports of Calais and Boulogne.

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04 Feb 2016 Transport

White lines need to be a red line for Andrew Jones says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is alarmed at press reports which, if accurate, suggest a disturbing trend among roads authorities.

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02 Feb 2016 Transport

RHA Calais Incident Reporting Line now breaks down the language barrier

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) continues to engage with UK-bound hauliers experiencing abuse, intimidation and attacks from migrants at Calais.

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02 Feb 2016 Transport

The RHA still leads the way with higher than average pass rates

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) as one of the most respected freight transport and logistics training providers in the UK, has just published its latest training prospectus.

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27 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Using a hand-mobile phone while driving costs lives says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the Department of Transport consultation proposing increased fixed noticed fines and penalty points for the drivers of heavy goods vehicles and other motorists caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

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27 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA insists that French commitment to secure Calais becomes a reality

RHA chief executive Richard Burnett has written to the French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, insisting that the Ministers recent commitment to maintain law and order in the Calais area is urgently acted upon.

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26 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA welcomes proposal for Lower Thames Crossing

Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the Lower Thames Crossing consultation, published today by the Department for Transport.

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26 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA has the wit to woo women

The Road Haulage Association (@rhanews) is launching Shes RHA, designed to address the acute shortage of women in road transport.

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25 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA 2016 Haulage Manual out now

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) has published the 2016 edition of its highly respected haulier's bible, the RHA Haulage Manual.

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23 Jan 2016 Transport

Latest Calais chaos - deploy the French military immediately says Road Haulage Association

Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) is demanding that the French government deploy their military to secure the chaos at Calais.

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23 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA rejects Boris Johnson’s parting shot at haulage industry

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) notes with disappointment the public consultation from Transport for London (@TfL), proposing that lorries in the capital should be required to have additional glass fitted to the nearside door to improve the drivers vision. The proposal is an extension of TfLs Safer Lorry Scheme.

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12 Jan 2016 Transport

Evidence from RHA members results in EU drivers’ hours extension

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is pleased that as a result of evidence submitted by its members, the EU Commission has granted a further relaxation of the EU drivers hours regulations for HGV operators forced to take alternative routes as a result of the continued closure of the Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge).

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11 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA brands Calais charity comments as ‘absolutely outrageous’

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) shares the view of police and crime commissioner for Surrey, Kevin Hurley (@kvnbhrly1), that the migrant camp at Calais is unpoliced.

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04 Jan 2016 Transport

Proposed new migrant camp at Dunkirk will double the problem for UK-bound hauliers says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is dismayed at the news that a new migrant camp is to be built at the Dunkirk ferry port, approximately 30 miles from the Port of Calais.

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23 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA welcomes measures to alleviate Forth Road Bridge misery

Although deeply disappointed at the news that the Forth Road Bridge is to remain closed to HGVs until February 2016, the Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the proposals arising from a meeting today with the Minister for Infrastructure, Keith Brown.

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22 Dec 2015 Transport

Continued closure of the Forth Road Bridge to HGV traffic will cost the industry an additional £40m says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@rhanews) is dismayed to learn that delays are once again affecting the Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge). Despite maintenance teams working hard to complete the repairs necessary to bring the bridge back into use ahead of the planned operational date of the beginning of January, it is to remain closed to HGV traffic until the end of February.

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18 Dec 2015 Transport

Calais migrants now outnumber security forces by 18:1

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is extremely concerned that despite the deployment of 1,300 French riot police and gendarmerie at Calais, the reality is that with approximately 300 operating at any one time, they are now massively outnumbered by 18:1.

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15 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA renews its call for deployment of the French military to protect HGV drivers at Calais

Following a visit by RHA chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) to Calais last week, the Road Haulage Association (RHANews) has renewed its call for deployment of the French military to protect HGV drivers and restore law and order to the Port.

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14 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA has a challenging but positive meeting with Business Department

The RHA (@RHANews) has today held what chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) has described as a challenging but positive meeting with the skills Minister Nick Boles MP to press the case for more action to solve the chronic LGV driver shortage.The meeting was held at the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (@bisgovuk)

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25 Nov 2015 Transport

RHA sees the importance of regular eye tests

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) (@RHANews) is pleased to be teaming up with Vision Express (@VisionExpress) to promote the importance of regular eye testing for heavy goods vehicle drivers.

Autumn Statement 2015: Chancellor accused of ignoring vital transport funding

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25 Nov 2015 Transport

Autumn Statement 2015: Chancellor accused of ignoring vital transport funding

The Chancellor’s failure to address the urgent need to inject £150m into truck driver training threatens the UK’s economic recovery, the Road Haulage Association has said.

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23 Nov 2015 Transport

RHA launches Calais Incident Reporting Line

As part of the Road Haulage Associations (RHA) continuing engagement with government to achieve a solution to the problems caused to hauliers by migrant activity at Calais, the RHA has launched a 24/7 Calais Incident Reporting Line - (+44) 1274 863111.