The RHA has welcomed calls by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond to make the Forth and Tay bridges toll-free. RHA regional director Phil Flanders says: "Such a step would reduce the burden on hard-pressed haulage contractors who face rising fuel taxes, and would be a green initiative.
"It would improve traffic efficiency and reduce vehicle emissions.
Stopping drivers to collect charges creates congestion and causes vehicles to burn more fuel." By 2013 a permanent ban on all trucks is set to come into force on the Forth bridge, which is suffering from worsening corrosion.
