VOSA signs ports agreement for truck road testing 16 December 2010

VOSA has signed an agreement with the British Ports Association and the UK Major Ports Group, aimed at improving road safety.

VOSA chief executive Alastair Peoples explains that the deal sets out key principles of VOSA enforcement activities at ports as follows:

Where there is no reasonable alternative to carrying out checks at ports, VOSA should be given access to suitable areas to enable vehicles to be checked at times agreed with the ports;

Vehicle checks carried out in or around ports will be coordinated and conducted at a level that maintains fair competition between the ports and is proportionate to checks carried out elsewhere;

Vehicle checking will minimise disruption to the smooth flow of traffic through the port;

All detailed arrangements will be subject to local agreements between port authorities and VOSA's operational managers.

"I am delighted that we have been able to negotiate this agreement, which will help VOSA carry out essential checks on vehicles coming into Britain, and make sure they are in a fit state to be on the roads," comments Peoples.

"VOSA has been working at ports for many years but [this] agreement signals a greater commitment than ever before from ports and terminals to help VOSA carry out its vital work."

Author
Brian Tinham

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Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

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