Category: lorries

Longer Lorries Given Green Light on British Roads as Government Says Plans Will Cut Emissions

The Department for Transport (DfT) has given permission for longer lorries to use Britain’s roads after claiming they are more efficient, safer, and produce less carbon emissions. Critics have described it as a “deeply retrograde step,” while the Road Haulage Association said it does not go far enough and urged the government to increase the…


English Channel Ferry Shortage Leads to Traffic Chaos in Kent

Delays at Channel crossings from the south of England have again brought traffic to a standstill on major routes in Kent. A 23-mile coastbound stretch of the M20 was closed from junction eight (Maidstone) to junction 11 (Westenhanger) to store thousands of lorries heading for the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel as part of Operation…


Unblocking Dover Port to Take Days Despite Drivers’ Frustration

It will take a few days to unblock the Port of Dover, a UK minister said on Wednesday. Drivers are growing impatient as thousands of lorries have been stranded in Kent since the French government on Sunday suspended all travel from the UK for two days, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a new variant of…