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In the grand scheme of HGV roadworthiness, faulty headlamp aim is hardly a hanging offence. And white we're not advocating that trucks should be allowed to blind motorists with headtamps better suited as airport Landing lights, in most cases, a truck with badly adjusted lights is no more irritating than those idiots who drive around with their fog Lamps on in dear conditions.
We welcome Vosa's idea to launch a consultation Igo to wm.vosa.gov.uk and fotlow the links to consultations) LO: "Simplify the headlamp aim standards". But it's time to cut the industry some slack. If headlamp aim was removed from the annual test, we'd be surprised if the first-time pass rate didn't improve. We need to remove the scenario where a truck can pass a pre-test headlamp check one day, then fail the next day with the same equipment operated by the same tester. The fact Vase has asked the industry what it thinks about the tests for headlamp aim shows it needs changing.
Like most taws, the proposals from the European Parliament to allow a truck driver from one EU country to be extradited to another if found guilty of a serious motoring offence in their absence goes both ways. Far too many Continental drivers have been involved in serious some fatal accidents on this side of the Channel only to nip back across without facing trial, Being able to bring them back to face the music would be welcome. But it works both ways. UK drivers could be dragged back on to the Continent to face a judicial system different to our own. That should make us wary of a rush to judgement... Brian Weatherley