HGV News

It has certainly been a rough winter in some parts of the UK struck by high winds, lots of precipitation, and flooding. So it is nice to see that the Somerset County Council has offered to help local residents by providing a minibus to shuttle individuals to the various locations where assistance can be found. […]

In an effort to reduce the number of lorries parked on the sides of roads during the overnight hours, Kent County Council is now looking at the possibility of building three new lorry parks capable of holding up to 200 vehicles apiece. If the plans come to fruition, the council hopes to see both foreign […]

A 30-year-old man may want to take some trailer towing lessons after being arrested by Lincolnshire police late last week. He was found towing a stolen caravan on the A17 near Heckington. According to police reports, authorities were alerted to the theft by an observant bystander who noticed the caravan’s alarm sounding as it travelled […]

Members of the equine community in Cornwall are up in arms thanks to a recent parking ticket issued at Par beach. The ticket was issued in relation to a local ordinance that prohibits HGV horseboxes from being parked in the lot and one of the area’s most popular beaches. Hundreds of people protested the ticket […]

At the HGV Training Centre, we offer HGV training in East Ayrshire and throughout the UK. However, our training can do nothing to help cyclists who have no idea what it is like to be in the cab of an HGV. That’s why we are so pleased when we hear about programmes that affect cyclist […]

Stagecoach Cambridgeshire managing director Andy Campbell has the unenviable task of making sure all of his company’s buses run on time. However, thanks to a road redesign implemented in Cambridge last year, that task is nearly impossible for buses running in the city. According to Campbell, Cambridge traffic is so congested that he would not […]

Drivers who routinely travel between Glasgow and Edinburgh might be pleased to know the Scottish government has secured £175 million to upgrade the M8 motorway between Scotland’s two biggest cities. The money comes by way of loans secured from the European Investment Bank, the oldest such lending institution on the European continent. Money will also […]

It was good news for the haulage and transport sectors when Chancellor George Osborne announced a freeze in the fuel duty for 2014. Osborne made his original pledge during an address to the Conservative party conference last autumn. Moreover, while the announcement was certainly welcome, one organisation is now calling on Osborne to find a […]

When a new driver is taking his or her LGV test in the hopes of getting their commercial licence, the last thing they are thinking about is becoming a victim of a fraudulent ‘cash for crash’ scheme involving other drivers trying to rip off insurance companies. In fact, they have probably received only minimal training […]

In a move that seems to have caught some industry experts by surprise, a group of HGV drivers has called on the government to ban driving lorries and other high profile vehicles when high wind conditions exist. According to The Telegraph, the drivers believe operating under high wind conditions endangers the lives of both the […]