No date for level crossing
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THERE IS no firm date yet t lifting the requirement for dri ers of 38-tonne lorries to oho; for authority to use unmanm level crossings.
Because vehicles over 32 tonnes were generally on speci types work before May 1, th( were subject to speed limits, ar were assumed to represent hazard to rail and road safel Regulations have not yet be updated to raise this limit to tonnes.
Both the Road Haulage Ass ciation and Freight Transport sociation have protested abo the delay in removing the oho' requirement for 32.5 to 38-to ners, as it represents an u necessary irritant to efficie operations.
According to the Departme of Transport, the traffic signs r gulations cannot be altered ur British Rail can give it a date which the signs at the crossin can be changed. As some are remote rural areas, it could many months before tt process can be completed.