Reduced Pollution Certificate scheme re-introduced from October 2007 for anyone taking a Euro 5 truck before the mandatory introduction in 2009.
Fuel duty to increase by 2p/lit in line with inflation, postponed until October 2007, and then by 2p/lit from April 2008 and 1.8p/lit from April 2009.
Funding for the targeting of law-breaking foreign operators tripled, intended to target 50,000 trucks a year with intelligence and ANPR/WIMS technology.
Further investigation
into a Euro-vignette scheme, to report by October 2007.
Duty differential of 20p/lit on biofuels extended until 2009-10.
