Drivers from abroad must obey our law; DAILY POST YOUR VOICE IN WALES.DANGEROUS truckers who pose a menace on our roads are finally getting hit where it hurts - in the wallet, and quite right too. For too long lorry drivers, many from overseas, have come to these shores in unroadworthy vehicles and driven them across North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. with impunity. As a Freedom of Information request revealed last December, any caught exceeding the speed limit got away scot free - because the automatic cameras could not deal with foreign-registered vehicles. Today we report that they are now being hit with on-the-spot fines for flouting traffic laws and have their lorries impounded until they pay. Well done to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) provides a range of licensing, testing and enforcement services with the aim of improving the roadworthiness standards of vehicles, ensuring the compliance of operators and drivers, and supporting the independent Traffic Commissioners. (VOSA VOSA Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (UK) VOSA Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (UK Ministry for Transport) VOSA Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association ) for getting tough with these drivers, some of whom have been involved in horrific fatal accidents. How truckers operate on roads like the A55 is a matter of public safety, and we have a right to expect the same high standards from them as from our own drivers. |
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