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• A top-level report warning hauliers about the danger of ignoring manufacturers' advice on fitting wheels to lorries is expected within months.
An investigation into what has been dubbed the "great wheel nuts mystery" by the Institute of Road Transport Engineers has shown the need to torque up vehicle wheel nuts regularly. "Wheel technology has not advanced at the same pace as speeds and weights," says IRTE technical executive Peter Edmonds: "We have been taking a long hard look at the way wheels are made."
The institute is pressing for a British Standard for wheel fittings, which would compel manufacturers to adhere to certain guidelines. It is playing down tabloid reports that bad wheel design causes hundreds of road deaths. "We are aware there is a problem, but we are not blaming manufacturers or operators."