The truck stops here: Roads Minister announces safer rest area plans
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Lorry drivers across England will benefit from more parking spaces, better welfare facilities and safer rest areas thanks to £16.5 million in joint Government and industry investment. Today (Monday 4 March), the Roads Minister confirmed that 38 truckstops across England will invest £6 million from the Department for Transport (DfT), with a further £10.5 million […]
New government laws to allow longer lorries on UK roads ‘could cost lives’ of pedestrians and cyclists say campaigners
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The government is to allow longer lorries on UK roads to reduce the number of journeys – despite fears the move will cost lives. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced lorry trailers up to 61ft (18.55m) long – some 6ft 9in (2.05m) longer than the standard size – will be permitted from 31 May under […]