The Australian government is increasing some visa application charges (VAC) effective January 1, 2012. Please note that most charges are increasing by five to 15 per cent.

New charges applied to all trades from New Zealand.

House prices are predicted to drift sideways or modestly lower over the next 12 months.

The most prestigious award in the international relocation industry has been won for the second year running by Robinsons Relocation.

The Mercedes 'aero trailer'.

Research by the SMMT shows 3.57 million vans on UK roads at the end of 2010 were not eligible for LEZ.

XF105s roll off the DAF production line.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has written to the EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas urging him to intervene and withdraw the proposals to limit the height of semi-trailers to four metres before they pass beyond his control in the Brussels process.

Excess International Movers is one of the successful companies that made its name as Excess Baggage Company in the emigrant market in the 1980s. Others fell by the wayside, but Excess prospered.

The Volvo FH16 750.

Confidence is remaining high in the vehicle market according to recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Doree Bonner International has recently announced the appointment of James Dasey to the new role of Group International Director.

TfL will not penalise LEZ non-compliant operators if they can prove they have ordered retrofit systems ahead of the 3 January deadline.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed changes in the law which will now enable people with insulin treated diabetes to apply for vocational licences to drive buses or lorries.

Transport for London (TfL) is calling on the owners and operators of vehicles registered outside Great Britain, including Northern Ireland, to take action now to avoid fines when new emissions standards come in to effect in January 2012.

Following consultation on proposals to allow a two-metre increase in the length of articulated lorries, the Department for Transport (DfT) is allowing a ten-year trial of up to 900 trailers at an increased length of 2.05 metres, and 900 at an increase of one metre.

Some good advice from Britannia Movers International

How is Europe to meet its tough climate targets as transport needs increase? Although it may initially seem strange, larger and more powerful trucks may be one of the answers.

The fee for calibration and periodic inspection of tachographs will be deregulated from 1 January, 2012 following a consultation with the industry.

Steve Jordan looks at some English expressions and why we use them.