BRUSSELS MAY FORCE YOUNGER BRITISH HAULIERS TO REAPPLY FOR DRIVING LICENCES
August 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN
LORRY drivers in Britain aged 30 or under could be affected by a proposed European Union (EU) directive that would limit the maximum validity of a commercial vehicle driver's licence to 15 years. Paul Waters, (NOTE: SPELLING IS CORRECT) transport adviser to members of the Freight Transport Association, said at present a lorry driver's license in the UK ran until the holder was 45 and then had to be renewed every five years. The proposed EU legislation therefore "would be a change to current rules and would affect the younger driver," he ...
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