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EU looks at road ban regs
24th July 2003, Page 11
24th July 2003
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The European Union is poised to tighten up on the practice of member states temporarily banning trucks from certain roads on environmental grounds.
A proposed directive, due to be published in the next two months, will su west any ban is first scrutinised by Brussels to ensure It is not unnecessarily restrictive.
The directive will also insist that informa
tion about bans Is made far more accessible throughout the EU than at present.
Guy Willis, spokesman for the International Road Transport Union (1BTU), says drivers often get caught out by bans because they simply don't know when they operate.
"Anything that reduces these ludicrous bans would be a step in the right direction."