New guidance has been issued to lorry and van owners to minimise the risk of their vehicles being used in terror attacks.
It requires commercial vehicle operators to carry out checks of drivers’ references and employment history to identify links to criminality.
Visual assessments of vehicles should also be carried out for signs of tampering, according to the document issued by the British Standards Institution (BSI).
Commercial vehicles have become the apparent weapon of choice in terror attacks designed to maximise the number of people killed and seriously injured.
Some 86 people died when Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove a hired lorry through crowds gathered to celebrate Bastille Day in the French city of Nice in July 2016.
New rules issued for van and lorry operators to combat terrorism
Commercial vehicles have become the weapon of choice in terror attacks
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CCTV issued by the Metropolitan Police of the van used by terrorists Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba (Image: PA)
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