EU REPORTS HOW BRITISH LORRY ROADWORTHINESS RECORD IS FLAWED
May 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE FREIGHT Transport Association (FTA) has called for British hauliers to adopt the same road worthiness standards abroad than at home, after a European Commission statistical report indicated a flawed safety record driving in other European Union (EU) countries. Despite its figures dating back to 2004, they provide telling detail: national breakdowns regarding the proportion of lorries inspected in Sweden (plus Hungary and Britain) found breaking mechanical standards within EU directive 2000/30/EC. In Sweden, 54.4% of the 57 British lorries ...
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