DfT denies attempts to influence LHV study
Date: 08 May 2008
The Department for Transport (DfT) has denied claims that it attempted to influence the outcome of a study into longer heavier vehicles (LHVs).
Responding to an article in the Times, which suggested that the government has attempted to make the authors of the Transport Research Laboratory/ Heriot-Watt University study make their conclusions about the vehicles "less positive", the body has denied all allegations, reports RoadTransport.com.
The report was commissioned to examine the feasibility of LHVs between 25.25 metres and 30 metres long and between 60 tonnes and 84 tonnes in weight driving on UK roads.
Despite completion originally being scheduled for November 2007, Ruth Kelly has stated the results will not be available until July.
According to the website, the transport secretary has stated that she would need a lot of persuasion to allow larger haulage vehicles to operate within Britain.
Previously, a haulage boss told the news provider that it is up to haulage companies to argue the benefits of LHVs and prove that they can save money on fuel and wages and lower congestion.
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