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Scottish Govt plans national speed limit reduction

27/11/2024

The Scottish Government has launched a groundbreaking speed management consultation that could reduce the national speed limit.

HGV drivers benefit from £13m lorry parks spend

15/10/2024

National Highways has approved £3m for operators to improve lorry parks since December 2023, part of a £13m spend due by next March.

Longer lorries set to hit GB roads this month

10/05/2023

Ministers are to lay legislation on Wednesday to allow longer lorries to operate on roads in Great Britain.

Lorry driver caught holding a phone to each ear

14/09/2021

National Highways' HGV cabs are being used as part of a multi-agency fortnight of action along the M4 and M5 that aims to reduce the number of incidents and highlight the risks of dangerous driving.

Longer lorries could be followed by heavier lorries

26/08/2021

Longer goods vehicles could be permanently allowed on Britain’s roads from as early as next year, the Government has announced.

DfT funds eHighways study

29/07/2021

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead a major UK study on the electrification of long-range lorries using overhead wires on motorways.

Highways England turns up the pressure on lorry safety

12/04/2021

Highways England has said trials of new safety technology funded under its Designated Fund for innovation have proved hugely successful and that it plans to roll the system out at strategic route locations across the country.

Lorry safety permits part of London's 'holistic approach'

02/03/2021

London’s new Direct Vision Standard (DVS) for HGVs has come into force, aimed at tackling the issue of drivers' blind spots by employing safety permits.

Heavier lorries 'may need new lanes'

12/11/2020

Plans for longer and heavier lorries on Britain’s roads may require strengthened lanes designed specifically for HGVs on strategic roads, an industry body has said.

Lorries can’t limbo: Drivers told to 'wise up and size up'

16/08/2018

Network Rail has launched a ‘collaborative’ new campaign to educate lorry drivers about the dangers of low bridges after the worst year for bridge strikes for five years.

Welsh Govt considers 'limited' access to bus lanes for HGVs

13/03/2018

Sustainable transport campaigners have voiced concern after the Welsh Government said it will consider allowing HGVs to use bus lanes in the country to ease traffic flow.

Trial leads to reduction in lorry journeys on UK roads

06/09/2016

A pilot scheme on Britain’s roads has seen a reduction of up to 90,000 lorry journeys, leading to cleaner air and reduced congestion.

LGA wants “reckless” lorry drivers to be fined by councils

01/03/2016

The Local Government Association (LGA) wants local councils to be given the power to fine lorry drivers who career through rural communities and cause damage to country roads.

Unsafe lorries targeted by new partnership

14/10/2015

The new London Freight Enforcement Partnership has been setup to take unsafe lorries off London’s streets.

Driverless lorries could save industry billions, AXA research finds

07/09/2015

Research carried out by AXA UK has found that the implementation of driverless haulage vehicles could save the industry almost £34 billion after a decade.

Ban on unsafe lorries comes into effect

01/09/2015

A ban on unsafe lorries has come into effect in London from today (1 September 2015).

Rogue lorries will be banned from London

03/06/2015

A ban on unsafe lorries in London will come into effect from 1 September 2015.

Unsafe lorries will be banned from London’s roads

09/02/2015

Lorries without safety equipment will be banned from London’s roads in an effort to protect cyclists and pedestrians.

Speed limit increase for HGVs on dual carriageways

03/12/2014

The speed limit for lorries travelling on dual carriageways will increase from 50mph to 60mph from 6 April 2015.

HGV levy raises more than £17m from foreign truckers

14/08/2014

A new HGV levy has raised more than £17 million from foreign lorry drivers – enough money to patch more than 320,000 potholes on the roads.

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