NEW CABOTAGE RULES WELCOME FOR UK RECYCLERS AND HAULIERS – BUT THEIR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON ENFORCEMENT
July 1st, 2010
BY ALAN OSBORN and CRISTINA MUNTEAN
A SLEW of new European Union (EU) regulations laying down the precise conditions for road transport cabotage operations in the EU came into effect on May 14, and there are hopes they will encourage high quality and competitive haulage for materials.
Up until then cabotage, (transporting goods between two points in the same country by a carrier who may be based in another country), was permitted in the EU only if conducted on a temporary basis, ie not permanent, frequent, regular or continuous. While this system allowed some ...
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