The DVSA has confirmed it’s updating its load safety steerage for farmers following six months of negotiations with the NFU.
The brand new agreements reached goal to assist guarantee farmers who transport agricultural masses are much less prone to be unfairly penalised.
The union recognized that the previous DVSA (Driver and Car Requirements Company) steerage was not cheap or sensible for a lot of.
This was notably with reference to the sheeting of masses, with particular reference to the place there’s a threat that masses will bounce up and out of the trailer.
NFU Deputy President David Exwood mentioned this was a ‘nice win’ for the union following six months of talks.
He mentioned it ought to assist each farmers and enforcement officers to raised perceive the necessities for load safety.
“It ought to assist to cut back pointless threat concerned with having to work at peak and sometimes alone to use sheets to trailers the place hydraulic or mechanical sheeting techniques aren’t appropriate,” Mr Exwood mentioned.
“It must also assist members to believe in how they’re managing their load safety, and cut back the stress related to probably getting a penalty.”
“It will be significant that the steerage doesn’t transcend the legislation or negatively impression members. The collaboration of authorized, sector and transport advisors has achieved this.”
NFU Farm Security and Transport adviser Sarah Batchelor mentioned it was in farmers’ greatest pursuits to not overload their trailers and to behave safely and throughout the parameters of the legislation.
“However it’s important that the steerage doesn’t transcend the legislation or negatively impression members. The collaboration of authorized, sector and transport advisors has achieved this.”
The DVSA’s updates are on account of be revealed in late spring or early summer time.
