Department for Transport written question – answered at on 25 May 2021.
Kerry McCarthy
Shadow Minister (Transport)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to consult on proposed legislative changes on HGV sideguards.
Rachel Maclean
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Since 2014 vehicle approval regulations require most new Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to be fitted with sideguards.
Work is now focused on amending the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations to ensure that sideguards required when the vehicle is new are retained and maintained throughout the life of the vehicle. The consultation on the amending regulation is expected to take place this summer.
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