Prototype driverless vehicles are to be tested out on the roads of four major UK cities from next summer, with the government claiming the country is uniquely placed to lead the way in developing the technology.

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London to ban HGVs without cyclist safety equipment as the ‘Safer Lorry Scheme’ comes into play this September.

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Details of a new pricing structure for the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has been released by the FORS community Project (FCP) ahead of the national roll out of the truck safety scheme.

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Outrage as the EU propose plans to introduce a 'pay as you drive' road toll scheme across all EU member states.

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London’s Industrial HGV taskforce, who are responsible for cracking down on unsafe HGV’s, has issued 1,013 fixed penalty notices and taken 47 vehicles off the road since operations began in October 2013.

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The issues faced in attracting a younger breed of people into the haulage industry, as a way to help solve the HGV driver shortage crisis, has been revealed by the all-party parliament group.

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We are pleased to announce that Returnloads.net has been revealed as finalists in two categories of the SHD Logistics Awards.

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Petrol prices could soon be seen at below £1 a litre thanks to the plummeting price of oil. This would be the lowest pump price in over 5 years.

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The European Union has agreed to new regulations on truck dimensions to allow for the design of more fuel efficient and safer heavy goods vehicle's.

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Highways Agency sets out there strategic business plan detialing spending and delivery targets for the Governments £15b strategic road network.

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LNG fuel is unlikely to become the choice of fuel in Europe for road freight companies, according to delegates at the NGV Europe Conference.

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George Osbourne is to announce a £15billion plan to upgrade and improve the road infrastructure across the UK. Here is the complete list of UK roads which will benefit from the £15billion government funds

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HGV speed limit increased from 50mph to 60mph on dual carriageways after government consultation. All HGV's weighing more than 7.5 tonnes will be able to travel at 60mph from April 2015.

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HM Revenue and Customs has successfully raided and dismantled two suspected diesel laundering plants operating in the UK, one in Thurrock and the other in Merseyside.

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Everyone should get their Christmas shopping done as quickly as possible as there are real fears that the lorry driver shortage will disrupt deliveries across the UK over the Christmas period.

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FairFuelUk along with one million UK supporters, which include the Road Hualage Association (RHA) and the Freight Transport Association (FTA), have called upon Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, to set up an Office of Fair Trading enquiry into the pricing process at the pumps

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Labour has signalled its support for out of hours deliveries, saying that smarter management of the British road network is one of their priorities when it comes to transport.

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The recently introduced taxation on HGV’s coming to the UK from foreign countries could make more than double the amount the government first expected, according to Treasury figures.

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It has been announced that the French Ministry Of Transport will suspend the proposed HGV road tax indefinitely.

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Fed up HGV drivers are planning a fully fledged protest against hefty immigration fines.
Hundreds of French truckers are expected to head to Folkestone today to demand an end to the steep £2000 fines which are levied against each migrant that has been brought across the Channel in their vehicles.

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A team of researchers at Loughborough University are proposing changes to the design of lorry cabins with the goal of giving drivers increased visibility of the road around them. Ultimately this should reduce the number of deadly accidents that occur involving lorries.

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Labour to make safety equipment compulsory on all HGV's if elected.

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Readers of SustainableNews.co.uk may have seen this week that they done a feature on none other than ReturnLoads.net....

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ReturnLoads.net can report that Truck drivers could be banned from overtaking cyclists

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ReturnLoads.net can report that the latest consultation has been launched, to issue on-the spot fines to drivers who are caught exceeding drivers’ hours rules or fail to pay the HGV road user levy.

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