Article 6BM7Z Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads despite safety warnings

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads despite safety warnings

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Joanna Partridge
from World news | The Guardian on (#6BM7Z)

New laws to permit vehicles up to 18.55 metres long, but campaigners say they will increase fatal accidents

Longer lorries are to be fully permitted on Great Britain's roads after the government said it would introduce laws to allow their use, despite warnings that the move will increase the number of fatal road accidents.

The Department for Transport (DfT) said lorries measuring up to 18.55 metres long - 2.05 metres longer than the current standard size - would be allowed from the end of this month.

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