Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2015-02-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance is given to overseas truck drivers regarding United Kingdom road traffic regulations.

Baroness Kramer

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency produces extensive guidance to help heavy goods vehicle drivers and operators meet their obligations, including the Highway Code and guidance on drivers’ hours and load security, for example. This is published on GOV.UK.

It is however, the responsibility of the individual driver and employer to ensure that they are aware of the specific road traffic requirements in each Member State. The driving test is delivered in accordance with EU requirements and all truck drivers have to undertake an EU prescribed initial qualification to gain a driver CPC and undertake mandatory periodic training to maintain it. One of the requirements of the CPC is that the driver is aware of the regulations relating to the carriage of goods, many of which are uniform across the EU such as drivers’ hours, use of tachographs, seatbelts, operator licensing and relevant papers relating to types of goods carried. Information for specific road traffic signs can be found on GOV.UK