Mr. Eugene Drennan:

There is another scenario, which may work. The Government could try to address it with the English. We believe their definition of cabotage is too narrow. The cabotage legislation was brought in following a directive from Europe. As we have seen many times, it is down to how a country interprets these rules and regulations. England allows one into the country in three movements within seven days and then one must leave the country. They count the import load and the export load as two of the movements, or they can do, depending on which vehicle inspector one meets and his or her interpretation. One is not going to change English law on the side of the road or how they interpret it.

However, if the overall English interpretation of this directive was a little bit more lenient, it would give a little bit of room. Mr. Nolan already pointed to the 1949 Act and how they designate their ports. Any of these solutions is within their remit, without having to go back to Europe, although it is for our side to argue that with them. It could be done without having to change any laws, without having to go back to Europe and without having to change the tax, as it is their definition which is very narrow.