The Government has set out a range of new measures to improve road safety, which include a range of commitments and actions aimed at all road users.
Commenting on the statement, Christopher Snelling, the FTA’s Head of National & Regional Policy, said: “Overall this appears to be a sensible range of measures that should further improve the UK’s comparatively good road safety record.” One of the suggested measures is that HGVs will not be able to remove side guards or rear under run protection. “Assuming there’s some allowance in the detail for any HGV where it is essential to that vehicle’s work, as with the London Safer Lorry Scheme, this should not prove a problem for the haulage industry,” Christopher Snelling said.
Commenting on a further suggestion was that for lorry drivers caught using a mobile phone while driving the number of penalty points issued would increase to six points, he said: “While penalty points can act as a deterrent, such measures have more impact if there is a genuine chance of being caught. Consequently we feel increased targeted enforcement against high risk HGV operators in key areas such as London is more important than this change.”
The FTA also welcomed the funding announced for Bike ability training for school children, and expressed the hope that this would incorporate messages about how to be safe around HGVs.
“It is incremental improvements such as these, along with the hard work of road freight operators, that have contributed to the fact that half as many HGVs are involved in fatal incidents today compared with 10 years ago,” Christopher Snelling concluded.
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A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by the Ciceley Commercials stand at Truckfest Scotland 2026. It was fantastic to meet so many new faces, catch up with familiar customers and have some brilliant conversations over the two days.
There was plenty of interest in our exciting new Eurocentral development, with lots of visitors keen to hear about the progress of our new site and what it will bring to customers across Central Scotland.
A big thank you to everyone who helped make the weekend such a success, and to all our customers, partners and visitors for taking the time to come and see us.
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