Police CV unit targets port-bound lorries

Chris Tindall
May 11, 2024

 

Tilbury Port was the target of a police operation to ensure HGVs entering the docks were roadworthy and compliant last month.

Essex Police’s commercial vehicle unit (CVU) worked alongside the DVSA to check vehicles and download tacho records to ensure legal breaks were being adhered to.

During the day-long operation, a container-loaded lorry was stopped by CVU officers who, after examining the safety of the load, issued a temporary prohibition after finding all four twist locks were broken.

It meant the container was precariously perched on top of the base.

The police highlighted that it was a lorry driver’s responsibility to check their vehicle before setting off on their journey, even if they were not responsible for loading it.

Sergeant Jason Dearsley, CVU lead, said: “Road safety is and will continue to be our focus and priority, and we remain committed to working closely with our partners and haulage organisations to achieve that.

“We want to ensure that the port and the businesses that use their facilities operate with minimum disruption whilst upholding the utmost regard to the safety of all our road users.”

In the last 12 months the CVU has conducted 1,359 stops of HGVs and issued 934 traffic offence reports.

It added that 164 prohibitions have also been issued, 37 people arrested and 54 vehicles have been seized.

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Chris Tindall

Chris Tindall started writing for the haulage and logistics industry in 2002 and has covered a broad range of significant issues, including GPS jamming by criminals, platooning and Brexit.

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