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RULES & REGULATIONS * EUROPE - New cross border directive
“On average, foreign drivers account for around 5% of traffic, yet they commit 15% of the speeding offences – and most escape unpunished..."
Brussels,Belgium -HGV UK -September 28, 2010: -- Senior police officers from across Europe are calling for the swift adoption of legislation that will ensure drivers can no longer go unpunished for the offences they commit in other countries... Delegates at TISPOL’s annual conference will hear an update from Jean Paul Gailly, the Belgian Director General of the Transport Ministry and a representative of the EU Belgian presidency team, explaining how the long-awaited cross border enforcement directive will be brought into existence... Adam Briggs, Deputy Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police and the TISPOL lead on speed enforcement, says cross border enforcement is supported by police officers across Europe... We welcome the Belgian Presidency team’s commitment to introduce legislation that will remove the opportunity to drive away from justice. Cross border enforcement of speeding, drink/drug driving and non use of seat belt offences will not only be a vital tool that will contribute to the European Commission’s aim of halving road deaths by 2020, but will also make Europe a fairer and more equal place where the same standards of justice apply to all” ... (Photo from Daily Express: FOREIGN lorry drivers are sticking two fingers up to Britain’s legal system by failing to turn up for trials, ignoring safety standards and refusing to pay speeding tickets)* UK - DfT: 4m trailer heights go beyond EC's remit
London,UK -Road Transport, by Christopher Walton -28 September 2010: -- Transport Minister, Mike Penning, has told Roadtransport that he wishes to assure operators and trailer manufacturers that he wants "the best outcome for the UK" following an EU proposal to standardise all new-build semi-trailer heights to 4m... Last week it emerged that a proposal had been sent to all trailer manufacturers in the UK by the Department for Transport (DfT) providing details that the EU Commission was looking at restricting all semi-trailers built under Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) to 4m in height... Manufacturers contacted by Roadtransport said that such a proposal, if it became law, would spell the end of high-roof and multi-deck trailers... Pallet networks and operators also derided the proposal, claiming it would increase the volume of trucks on the road, carbon emissions and costs through reduced loadfill...Labels: rules and regulations
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