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IRHA and RHA slam 4.65m limit
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Plans to introduce a height limit on LGVs in
Ireland have met opposition from two road haulage associations. Chris Tindall reports.
THE IRISH Road Haulage Association (1RHA) has condemned its government's plans to seek approval from Brussels for an LGV height limit of 4.65m, claiming it is only doing so because the Dublin Port Tunnel was built to that height.
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) in Britain has also branded the plans as "crazy"; it has urged Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman to approach the Brussels authorities and call for the height limit to be rejected.
The IRHA's Jimmy Quinn says there are already "several thousand" trailers in Ireland with a height of 4.95m which cannot use the new tunnel because they are too tall. Quinn alleges that the Irish government would rather introduce a blanket limit of 4.65m than admit it allowed construction of a tunnel too low for many trailers, even though this could damage trade between Ireland and Britain.
Quinn points out that there is no height limit in Ireland or Britain,where the tallest vehicles measure 4.95m.
RHA chief executive Roger King says: "The UK has a common border with Ireland and the UK is Ireland's biggest trading partner. It is therefore essential that in the interests of open trade and uniform regulations this height restriction application be rejected."