The Government has today been urged to scrap road tax for heavy goods vehicles in favour of a 'pay as you go' charge for the entire national road network.

Hauliers are meeting the Junior Transport Minister later to discuss issues which they say have put 200 trucking firms out of business in the past year.

Hauliers say the Government's plans for a carbon tax are "misguided" and not enough is being done to stimulate growth of an alternative fuel industry here.

IRISH haulage companies are hiring drivers from Eastern Europe to bypass speeding and other traffic offences, according to gardaí.

A PLAN to force rogue lorry drivers off the roads is set to be implemented by Department of Transport officials.