Calls To Reject Rush Hour Lorry Ban – Ridgeway Training – CPC London

The Road Haulage Association has called for all London Mayoral candidates to reject calls for a ban on rush hour truck deliveries and the Association’s asking them to work closely with the industry to reduce congestion, pollution and increase road safety – especially in relation to cycling in the City.

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In a wide-ranging manifesto, the Association has called for a range of new policies, which include:

• Allowing HGVs to use certain bus lanes where there is clear evidence that doing so would reduce overall congestion
• Any cyclists who choose not to use cycle highways when they are available to be penalised
• To repeal the London Nigh tTime Lorry ban which the M25 and new vehicle technology has rendered obsolete 
• All new major building sites should incorporate proper loading/unloading bays.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) have stated that they are keen to work closely with other stakeholders to achieve a ‘Target Zero’ for accidents involving HGVs that may result in death or serious injury. It also urges the mayoral candidates to agree that trying to replace large lorry deliveries with more van-sized deliveries will not help the situation and instead would actually hinder.

The chief executive of the RHA, Richard Burnett, had this to say: “Lorries play a vital part in the economic life of this great city – without them, the city will grind to a standstill.

He continued: “Haulage operators provide work for tens of thousands of Londoners. That’s why it’s vital that the Mayor and other London politicians work with us and not against us. A London lorry rush hour ban would be a knee-jerk and counter-productive move – as would trying to replace larger vehicles with many more smaller ones.  I know that some will be surprised by our call for penalties for cyclists who don’t use cycle lanes where provided and also by our call for the repeal of the London Night Time delivery ban.

“We welcome the debate that these calls will generate as our determined view remains that London will only continue to prosper and improve if we all work together and accept that all road users have a role to play.”

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