Articles by Gareth Roberts - Page 646

But Government insists any new regime is not intended to raise more from hauliers.

Ipswich Crown Court heard how an employee at the Suffolk-based firm was operating a scissor-lift working platform when this was struck by a LGV

Gateshead Council Trading Standards prosecuted Peugeot Citroen Retail UK for an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.

However, the road safety charity Brake says the problem can only be tackled through a “long-term police enforcement effort”.

Almost 3,500 council-maintained road bridges in Great Britain are substandard, according to new research from the RAC Foundation.

Systems that mitigate driver errors and prevent accidents are now available on almost seven in 10 new cars, according to the SMMT and JATO Dynamics.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has decided to maintain the first MoT at three years, rather than four years, due to safety concerns.

The sale of all new, conventionally powered cars and vans should end by 2035, a Committee on Climate Change report suggests.

The FTA and the RHA have criticised an increase in the fines imposed by Ashford Borough Council as part of its overnight truck parking enforcement trial.

Black is the most popular colour for new cars, taking top spot in 2017 for the first time in five years, according to the SMMT.