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abinitio:
Oh I agree speed limiters are one of the most dangerous things ever fitted to a truck but my argument is that all commercial vehicles should have them if trucks have to.

Lee

quoman:
if this new law is passed,it wont be for everyones safety,it will just be another new TAX

rangerider:

--- Quote from: "discograham" ---It would help if everyone was subjected to a re test every five years... but is this really nescessary ? How about everyone involved in an incident in stead ? And here is a question... I have been told that if you come into this country you may drive for a year on the license issued by your country of origin.. but if you leave the U.K even for one day during that year then upon your return your year starts again... in other words a quick day trip to france and you've got another year before you have to take a U.K test...
What standard is the driving test in Somalia, Nigeria, The Sudan, etc.. or India, Pakistan, Iran, .. or Poland etc.... surely that is an issue to be addressed first as at least those with a U.K license passed a test set to our standards...
And I don't want to hear shouts of racism over my comments.. I think its a fair point I've made...
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I am aware of this loophole, and I believe it only applies to certain countries (the geneva convention - but not the one about shooting people) that have broadly agreed a minimum standard for driving tests

Garin:

--- Quote from: "dreadnought110" ---:? how do we go about all the foreign drivers where did they past there test? and will they be bound by the same legislation? a firm near me hires mostly foreign it's very hard to understand chechnian (or however you spell it) makes my job hard... :shock:
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There have been a couple of cases recently were around 10 Polish drivers are driving on the same driving license number


--- Quote ---It's not a retest it's 35 hours of assesment over a rolling five year period according to an assesor freind of mine who was informed by VOSA.(yes it's EU legisation)
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This as been working it's way through the system for some time now  and is due to be implemented in the next few years

As for retesting HGV drivers I don't think this is nesaccary, the problem is that a lot of experienced HGV drivers are leaving the industry or moving abroad to Canada etc as they have had enough of the job in this country, that leaves us with people who have just passed their test and foreigners

If every HGV was fitted with a camera facing forward and every vehicle which cut them up was prosecuted then the roads would be a lot safer, most car drivers don't realize or care how much braking distance a fully loaded HGV needs

tintin86:

--- Quote from: "Garin" ---

If every HGV was fitted with a camera facing forward and every vehicle which cut them up was prosecuted then the roads would be a lot safer, most car drivers don't realize or care how much braking distance a fully loaded HGV needs
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i have been a hgv driver for many years in the uk and the eu with many a trip to Russian,i do feel the quote above is very ture andto the point.
The driving standard of the "car driver" is very poor,the things we hgv drivers see everyday you could write a book about :shock: .I could go on for ever but i don't wanna start any mud throwing but a a small view from a driver of a 44 tonne lorry with no points (ever)

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