The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is calling for transport operators to prioritise safety and compliance, after 15 fixed penalty notices totalling £2,300 were issued in one day to lorry drivers in London.
The notices (for offences including driving more hours than legally permitted to without a break, and having vehicles that were unfit fit for the roads) were issued by the Metropolitan Police on 18 November as part of a road safety operation.
More than 70 lorries were stopped and checked by officers on Vauxhall Bridge Road, Whitechapel Road and Albert Embankment.
