DfT considers relaxing drivers' working hours
Date: 30 April 2008
The Department for Transport (DfT) is considering relaxing the laws concerning drivers' working hours, in the aftermath of the Grangemouth oil refinery strike.
According to RoadTransport.com, the DfT believes operators are experiencing difficulties concerning fuel supply as a result of the industrial action and as such are planning to relax drivers' time rules in a bid to get supplies delivered.
However, the two principle trade associations concerned with the haulage industry appear to have contrasting views about the strike's impact, with the Road Haulage Association (RHA) claiming it will drive up prices, and the Freight Transport Association stating that the impact will not be huge.
The website states that the RHA claims the average price of diesel has risen above £1 per litre.
Work resumed at Grangemouth yesterday after 48 hours of strike action.
The facility may not be back to full production capacity until three weeks time, something which could have further implications for haulage companies.
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