Government considers trial of LHVs
Date: 27 November 2007
Plans unveiled by the government could see longer, heavier vehicles (LHV) being used on UK roads by freight haulage professionals.
A recent government report found that these LGVs could help freight haulage companies reduce their emissions as they allow larger loads without increasing engine size significantly.
According to the Times newspaper, a source close to the researchers who produced the new report said: "Ministers will have an eye to public opinion but if they adhere to their policy of evidence-based decision making, they ought to allow a trial."
Government trials could see freight haulage drivers given the chance to operate vehicles with a maximum weight of 60 tonnes. The LGVs could be up to 83 ft long and carry 60 per cent more than existing freight haulage vehicles.
Studies from Europe have already shown that the use of these LGVs helped cut down road casualties and traffic.
As a result, the vehicles are already used by freight haulage drivers used in several countries in Europe such as the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland.
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