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The UK government named three aims behind creating freeports, promoting regeneration and job creation, creating a hub for global trade and to create a hotbed for innovation. [7] Other devolved governments within the United Kingdom were invited to establish freeports, one or two each.
Terms include free port (porto Franco), free zone (zona franca), bonded area (US: foreign-trade zone), free economic zone, free-trade zone, export processing zone and maquiladora. Most commonly a free port is a special customs area or small customs territory with generally less strict customs regulations (or no customs duties or controls for ...
A List X site is a commercial site (i.e. non-government) on UK soil that is approved to hold UK government protectively marked information marked as 'Secret' or above, or international partners information classified ‘Confidential’ or above. [1]
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT).. It carries out driving tests, approves people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carries out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, [2] carries out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitors vehicle recalls.
The number of non-compliant vehicles entering the zone each day dropped from 35,578, in March 2019, to 26,195 in April of the same year, after the charge was introduced. [32] The number further dropped to 23,054 in July 2019. [33] The proportion of vehicles which complied with the standards rose from 61% in March 2019 to 74% in September 2019. [34]
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Owners of vehicles that do not meet the above requirements have a number of options: [23] Fit a filter; Replace the vehicle; Reorganise their fleet to only use compliant vehicles in London; Convert to natural gas; Pay the charge (from £100 to £200 for each calendar day that the vehicle travels within the zone) [24]
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