Safety and compliance must come first, urges FTA20 November 2013

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.

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Laura Cork

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