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Key Task
Drivers who fail to remove the keys from their tachograph heads when driving in Belgium face prosecution.......
Tacho Time
The French authorities are still threatening to fine UK drivers who do not have their tachograph clocks set to French time although an EC directive states tachographs must be......
Green Charge
The Republic of Belarus has introduced an "ecological charge" for vehicles passing through protected natural territories. Charges are US$10 for a single pass and US$1000 for an......
Bim Omni The Following Restrictions Have Been Imposed:...
ban from 08.00hrs Saturday to 22.00hrs Sunday (dangerous goods from 08.00hrs Friday). These restrictions will be in force until 15 September. H HGVs over 20 tonnes are banned......
No Permits Vehicles With 40ft Iso Containers Up To 4.4m
high; and 20m car transporters up to 4.5m high are now allowed to drive in Portugal without special permits,......
Ion Omni
The IRU needs nominations for its Grand Prix d'Honneur which is awarded every two years to a driver who has performed an exceptional act of bravery. Contact Kay Mood on 00 4122......
One Driver's Roadside Death Is 'error Of Judgement'.
• A truck driver died because another driver failed to see him and his vehicle until it was too late, an inquest heard last week. Lionel Poultney only started to swerve out of......
Another's Results In A Three-year Ban
• A Midlands lorry driver has been cleared of causing death by dangerous driving after his vehicle ploughed into a van on the M6 and killed a motorist. But Nicholas......