Daughter document in brief
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• Impounding of illegally operated trucks; • Uniformed traffic wardens to be empowered to stop traffic: • Increased enforcement funds from increased Operator's Licence fees; • More freight to be carried by rail and water with an extension of the Freight Facilities Grant Scheme to coastal and short sea shipping; • Consideration of six-axle 44-tonners by the Commission for Integrated Transport; • More powers for local authorities to ban HGV traffic; • Priority lanes for HGVs; • Research into the impact of out-of-hours running; • Fuel duty increases to continue at 6% above inflation; • Review of HGV speed limits with support offered to digital tachographs; • improvement of roadside rest facilities; • Extensive changes to driver training; • "Careful consideration" to be given to Working Time Directive legislation.