Councils want more powers to put brakes on lorries ‘chaos’
New powers are needed to tackle lorry drivers who ignore weight restrictions, council leaders have said.
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A90 crossing fears forcing HGVs through Edzell village
HGV drivers are clogging up Edzell village in their determination to dodge a dangerous junction on the A90, it has been claimed.
READERS’ LETTERS: Policy engineered social housing decline
Sir, – The decline in social housing in Dundee, and other parts of Scotland, is part of a deliberate plan begun over a decade ago. Across the UK there was a consensus among the main political parties that social housing should be reduced to a minimum safety net.
Local haulage boss says First Minister’s HGV comments were “totally unacceptable and misinformed”
Courier country hauliers have blasted the First Minister after she accused some firms of exacerbating the Beast from the East roads chaos.
Irate Perthshire villagers slam bottling plant over disturbance from lorries
Irate Perthshire villagers claim they are continually being woken up by delivery lorries going to and from a local bottling plant.
Tay Road Bridge bosses slam lorry drivers ignoring weather restrictions during Storm Georgina
Tay Road Bridge operators have criticised reckless van and lorry drivers who ignored warning signs during high winds on Wednesday.
Forum chief vows action to stop HGV drivers using Albert Street as “rat run”
Concerns have been expressed that a busy Dundee road is being used as a "rat-run" by heavy goods vehicles.
Villagers plead for help to end 24-hour noise nuisance nightmare
Perthshire villagers are pleading for a solution to the 24-hour noise nightmare blighting their homes.
“Someone is going to get hurt” — Street residents demand action against dangerous drivers
Residents of a Dundee street say they are "fed up" with "dangerous" motorists disobeying traffic rules in the area.
Police stop 191 vehicles in eleven-hour A9 clampdown
Shocking figures released by police reveal nearly a third of drivers stopped on the A9 during an 11-hour crackdown were breaking the law.