Scottish Govt plans national speed limit reduction27/11/2024 The Scottish Government has launched a groundbreaking speed management consultation that could reduce the national speed limit. |
HGV drivers benefit from £13m lorry parks spend15/10/2024 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 month10/05/2023 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 ear14/09/2021 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 lorries26/08/2021 Longer goods vehicles could be permanently allowed on Britain’s roads from as early as next year, the Government has announced. |
DfT funds eHighways study29/07/2021 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 safety12/04/2021 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 HGVs13/03/2018 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 roads06/09/2016 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 councils01/03/2016 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 partnership14/10/2015 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 finds07/09/2015 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 effect01/09/2015 A ban on unsafe lorries has come into effect in London from today (1 September 2015). |
Rogue lorries will be banned from London03/06/2015 A ban on unsafe lorries in London will come into effect from 1 September 2015. |
Unsafe lorries will be banned from London’s roads09/02/2015 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 carriageways03/12/2014 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 truckers14/08/2014 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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