Couriers 'should also have been offered discounts on Dartford crossing tolls'
Date: 11 February 2008
Local couriers will not be able to benefit from the newly announced discounts available for some users of the Dartford crossing.
The Freight Transport Association (FTA), which represents the interests of professional couriers and other drivers in the UK, said that it was angered by the decision that discounts for using the Dartford crossing would be restricted to local residents and not extended to owner drivers and couriers.
According to the FTA, these local courier firms use the crossing on a daily basis and should have been allowed to benefit from the free transit.
"We have always said that, since the construction of the crossing has long since been paid for, tolls at Dartford should be totally scrapped," explained the FTA's director of external affairs, Geoff Dossetter.
"A discount scheme for local residents is good news and a step in the right direction. However, it should undoubtedly be extended to local commercial vehicle operators who use the crossing as part of their daily process of delivering or receiving goods and services.
"Commercial vehicle operators are key contributors to the local economy and should be supported."
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