Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Truck Drivers Beware! London Will be a No Go Zone from March if You Don t Know the Rules
Direct Vision Standard Imposed and Will Trap the Unwary with Large Fines
UK – Now would seem to be a good time to remind HGV drivers and operators alike that, amidst all the Covid and Brexit confusion, new regulations for London will shortly come into force which, if ignored, will lead to mandatory fines of hundreds of pounds.
The new regulations are at the behest of Sadiq Khan, as part of his Mayor of London s Vision Zero plan which aims to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on London s streets. A laudable and ambitious target but one which has met criticism from the road haulage community as it is misaligned from other regions and therefore liable to trap vehicles making occasional trips to the City and proscribe fair competition for transport contracts.
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The mother of a nine-year-old girl who died after an asthma attack today said we got the justice she deserved after a coroner ruled that London s air pollution contributed to her death.
Ella Kissi-Debrah is believed to be the first person in UK history to have air pollution recorded on their death certificate, following today s ruling by a coroner at the second inquest into her death.
She died in February 2013, having endured numerous seizures and made almost 30 hospital visits over the previous three years. Ella lived 25 yards from the South Circular Road in Lewisham - one of the capital s most congested roads.
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he family of a nine-year-old girl who died from a fatal asthma attack have urged a coroner to deliver a damning verdict on the government’s efforts to tackle air pollution.
Ella Kissi-Debrah’s death in February 2013 has been re-investigated to determine if pollution around her south London home was to blame.
The schoolgirl, who lived close to the South Circular road, suffered repeated seizures and was taken to hospital almost 30 times in the three years before she died.
Her family told Assistant Coroner Philip Barlow on Friday they want air pollution recorded as a cause of death, and urged him to criticise government departments, mayors of London, and Lewisham Council for its actions on pollution.