Increase in fuel duty and VAT hit hauliers hard

Name: Increase in fuel duty and VAT hit hauliers hard
Uploaded: 2011-01-07T15:08:55.000Z
Description: The transport industry is feeling the pain of record fuel prices at the start of 2011, following last week's rise in VAT and fuel duty.

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The rise in VAT and fuel duty have both come into force in the last week, leaving transport companies and drivers concerned. Some petrol stations are charging £1.30 per litre of petrol.

The BBC's Lorna Gordon spoke to lorry drivers in Wigan about the impact the changes are having on them.

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7 January 2011