Longer and heavier ‘mega lorries’ that will weigh up to 48 tonnes could take to roads under government plans to cut the number of journeys by freight and slash vehicle emissions Maximum load weight would increase from 44 to 48 tonnes under the new plans Trailer lengths would also be extended by two metres from … Read more
New Highway Code ‘pins blame on drivers’: Cars and lorries ‘will automatically be at fault for accidents with cyclists’ due to sweeping changes Government rewriting official guide to give cyclists more protection on the road ‘Hierarchy of users’ guideline says pedestrians and cyclists will have right of way Another change would grant cyclists the right … Read more
Drone photos show a vast 27-acre Kent field dubbed ‘Farage’s Garage’ being turned into a lorry park for up to 2,000 trucks in case of mass hold-ups at Dover before the Brexit transition period ends this year. The development, next to Junction 10a in Ashford, Kent, is being constructed by the Government as it prepares … Read more
The owner of Britain’s ‘most hit home’ want to ban heavy lorries from his village after his 16th Century cottage was struck for the eight time in just a year. Heartbroken Mark Kilbey, 57, says he lives in constant fear of trucks smashing into his grade II listed home as they take a sharp turn … Read more
An electric road system which would see a network of overhead charging cables along the UK’s major road network ‘would almost completely decarbonise UK road freight’, a report has found. The plan, which would cost an estimated £19.3billion, would see National Grid powered catenary cables charge 65 per cent of the nation’s lorries using an extendable rig … Read more