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Denby vows to continue fight to use LHVs on UK roads...
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CM COVER STORY
y Roger cown DENF3Y TRANSPORT says it is still "very committed" to further trials of its longer heavier vehicles (LHVs), despite being forced to abandon tests of its truck last week ('Denby abandons trial of LHV on public road'. CM 3 December).
The Lincoln-based haulier had been looking to take one of its Eco-Link 25.25m (83ft) trailers for a half-hour run on a seven-mile stretch of the A46 on 1 December without possessing a government permit As director Dick Denby drove the truck through the gates, VOSA staff, accompanied by police, ordered it to stop and issued a prohibition notice for driving an overlength vehicle. The notice was later withdrawn when it reversed back into the yard.
VOSA officers then carried out a series of tests and measurements regarding its legality.
Peter Denby, managing director, tells CM: "We will probably talk with our solicitors this week about the next step. The situation will be fully reviewed in the new year.
"We're still committed to trials of the vehicle.he adds. -We still believe it's legal under the existing legislation, and just want clarification. This is not the end."
The Department for Transport (DfT) rejected trials of such vehicles in a report that was released in 2008, on the grounds of safety and environmental impact.
Denby Transport believes the interpretation of the term "towing implement"; which is set out in the current regulations, allows for the use of an extra trailer.
The DiT says the term refers to recovering a vehicle following an accident or breakdown.
A DfT spokesman adds it is not its policy to comment on individual cases, but believes such vehicles will not be permitted on British roads "for the foreseeable future.'