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Haulage is on the slide!
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is Hauliers could be forced to send their drivers out onto treacherous roads this winter after a legal ruling declared that local authorities no longer have to grit icy roads.
The House of Lords ruling also means that drivers hurt in accidents as a result of icy roads will not be able to claim compensation from local authorities.
Although highway authorities have a duty to keep the fabric of the highway in good repair, they are not obliged to prevent or remove Ice and snow from the road.
Frances McCarthy, president of the Association of
Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), says: "It is inconceivable that in this day and age no-one has a legal responsibility for ensuring major roads are kept ice-free. The only losers in this will be the seriously injured motorists who will have no recourse to the law."