A group of trade associations has warned that proposals from the European Parliament to impose a prohibition on cross-border movements of vehicles exceeding four metres in height would have an [...]

UK road transport’s leading trade associations have responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the future of Driver CPC, in order to spell out their visions for how the scheme [...]

The roadworthiness of trucks on British roads improved slightly last year, according to VOSA’s latest effectiveness report. While brake systems and components remain, worryingly, the most frequent reason for a [...]

The French government has indefinitely suspended the French ‘Ecotax’ (Transport Operator, October) on heavy goods vehicles, which was due to come into force in the New Year. The planned green [...]

The Department for Transport (DfT) is currently consulting on plans to turn the Highways Agency into a government-owned company. The organisation is currently an executive agency of the DfT – [...]

Richard Denby, VOSA’s area manager for Bristol and the South West, told the FTA Transport Managers’ conference how a concerted effort by his enforcement officers got a non- UK operator [...]

The Freight Transport Association has said it is frustrated with what it calls ‘slow progress’ from Europe on the removal of regulatory barriers surrounding heavy goods vehicle design, which it [...]

The House of Commons transport select committee has called on the government to act on the issue of road hauliers incurring penalty charge notices from councils during loading and unloading. [...]

The Ministry of Justice has announced plans whereby claims of whiplash injuries sustained during road accidents will be assessed by new independent medical panels, in order to curb fraudulent compensation [...]