July 26, 2013
A group of MPs has knocked back the road-haulage industry in its efforts to move to a privatised model of vehicle testing because of concerns that this could undermine the UK's road safety record. Read More
February 28, 2013
The privatisation of heavy-vehicle testing could have a detrimental impact on road safety, unions from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) have warned a committee of MPs. Read More
June 30, 2010
New powers to help inspectors crack down on dangerous trucks and coaches have been set out by the Department for Transport. Read More
January 22, 2010
Vehicle spot-checks will take place in the coming weeks as part of anew campaign to reduce the number of death and injuries relating topoorly-secured vehicle loads. Read More
January 8, 2010
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is removing more andmore dangerous commercial vehicles from the roads but does not have acomprehensive education programme for operators or drivers. Read More
August 23, 2009
Foreign-registered heavy goods vehicles on UK roads are bringing "unacceptable levels of non-compliance with basic road-safety standards", an influential group of MPs has declared. Read More
May 7, 2009
More than 75 per cent of vehicles stopped during spot checks carriedout last month in England and Wales were not loaded safely. Read More