Road legislation on Customer Premises
When driving on customer premises , please keep in mind that National Road Legislation still applies and MUST be followed.
in particular, please observe the following:
- You MUST wear a seat belt in cars, vans and goods vehicles.
- Rail has priority
- You MUST obey traffic light signals
- Give clear signals in plenty of time and watch for other vehicles signals
- Take care when using roundabouts and follow the directions
- Observe speed restrictions and road markings
- You MUST stop at junctions and look both ways before turning
- Be aware of cyclists, pedestrians and other road users!
Over fuelling increases axle weight
Drivers should be aware when collecting a maximum tonnage load, they should consider the impact this could have on axle weights if they then subsequently fill their tanks with fuel. Drivers may be tempted to take advantage of lower fuel prices in certain countries and decide to fill up, not realising this has an effect on their axle weights and could therefore lead to substantial fines being incurred.
Vehicle Runaways
RR1069 – Establishing direct and contributory factors to the uncontrolled movement of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs)during coupling and uncoupling
The above is a link regarding a research paper undertaken by the HSE into the factors and causes of vehicle runaways.
Failure to apply the cab handbrake and/or trailer parking brake was identified as the primary reason contributing to vehicle runaways.
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