Government outlines new clampdown on dangerous lorry and coach drivers
Wednesday 30 June 2010 Back to Blog
Van leasing customers are set to benefit from new rules aimed at clamping down on dangerous truck and coach drivers.
Under the new proposals being put forward by the government's transport secretary Philip Hammond, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is to be given enhanced powers to take action against overloading.
In addition, the agency will also enjoy greater flexibility when it comes to seeing that driving hours rules are being adhered to, with Mr Hammond explaining that such a step will play a key role in making UK roads safer for everyone.
"The measures I am announcing today will make sure that rogue operators have nowhere to hide by ensuring that VOSA inspectors across Great Britain have all the powers they need to stop vehicles that may pose a threat to road safety," he said.
This comes in the same week that police in the West Midlands have started making use of a lorry to see inside the cabs of other lorries so as to ensure that their drivers are sticking to the rules of the road and thereby not placing other motorists, including van leasing customers, at risk.