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Ireland in EC row over speed limiters
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THE IRISH GOVERNMENT has been rapped on the knuckles by the European Commission for failing to follow the Commission's guidelines on introducing speed limiters for all goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes.
The Irish did introduce the new regulations, but is in trouble for failing to brief the Commission on its legislative timetable for the implementation of the new rule& According to the Commission office in Dublin, the only other country which has failed to tell the European Commission what it planned to do is the Czech Republic. Both countries now have two months to put things right or the Commission will take further action.
In the past the EL/ has only required speed limiters on goods vehicles over 12 tonnes.
The UK has followed Eli requirements, but has taken full advantage of provisions within the new rules for implementation to be staggered for various categories of vehicle.
For example all new goods vehicles below 7.5 tonnes which are used "solely for national transport operators" will not have to be fitted with limiters until January 2008.