Highways Agency considers future of truckstop guide

The Highways Agency (HA) denies it is ditching its truckstop guide because lorry park closures meant it was misinforming drivers. However, it says no decision has been made on the future of the printed version, despite its huge popularity. The list of 102 places where LGV drivers can park up and rest was first published in May 2006. A further 40,000 copies were printed five months later and these have all been snapped up.

An on-line version has also been created, but the closure of truckstops, including the high-profile Alconbury site in Cambridgeshire, and the opening of 12 new sites meant the free hard copy is now inaccurate. Some drivers have complained that the HA has struggled to keep the internet version up to date, leading to rumours that it was shelving the guide.

But an HA spokesman promises it will update its internet site after Commercial Motor pointed out the inaccuracies. He adds: "It was a pilot, but it appears to have been a successful venture!"