You Want A Challenge

[TWR]

How many,

HGVs

Buses

Cars

Car / Caravans

Motor bikes

Come through the Dover port each day? this is only one port of the UK,

Without out going into too much detail, the same applies to,

Sheerness.

Folkestone,

Tilbury,

Harwich,

Felixstowe, there are very many more to list, can you help me with figures? tia.

[sara3]

that's not a challenge, that's a paid job!

[jake-the-peg]

Haven't time to dig them out but I think you'd get them here

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/travel-transport/other-modes-of-transport/maritime

[boxtops]

Fact re Dover

16 million travellers, 2.1 million lorries, 2.8 million cars and motorcycles and 86,000 coaches passing through it each year

[TWR]

Good morning all, thanks for your replies & links, Boxy, I was hoping you would reply, as you live in Dover, hopefully I shall be getting a link from Direct Gov that will help me with the survey that I need to do, this Excludes Fishguard / H/Head / Liverpool / Heysham / Stranraer, with respect to Ireland, they do pay the road tax.


Thanks again.

[Baldric]

Just for info TWR

www.frenchconnections.co.uk › ... › Ferries to France‎

The Ferry service from Folkestone to Calais is no longer operating.

[Baldric]

www.frenchconnections.co.uk › ... › Ferries to France‎

There are currently no direct ferry routes operating from Folkestone harbour to France

[TWR]

Thanks Baldric, I hope by the end of today to get the full Statistics, as you are aware, the influx of NON Paying traffic is increasing, you will have seen it down in Kent.

[TWR]

I should have added, the Eurostar does bring in the EU & other Non EU Traffic in.

[Baldric]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1352734/Foreign-lorry-drivers-face-road-charges-9-day-radical-new-plans.html

[tonyav]

Good link that, Baldric. I don't think that £9.00p a day is enough though and it should also be bought in sooner.

[Baldric]

Agreed 100%, surely it doesn't really take that long?

[tonyav]

I'm fairly sure that it could be bought in a lot quicker my self !.

[TWR]

£9. P/day, not enough, their Taco reading should be taken on Entering the UK, not only Dover, but every Port & the cost estimated on their departure " from any port" as a lot will try that, a lot from the likes of Russia & far away places such as that have BELLY TANKS on their trailers so they have no need to fill up here at all, again saving costs.

[TWR]

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I'm fairly sure that it could be bought in a lot quicker my self !.

When the Miners strike was on Tony / Baldric, the Gov upped the HGV Weights overnight to suit them, there were HGVs well over the weight & no fines.