HAD ENOUGH OF HEAVY LORRIES COMING
THROUGH THE VILLAGE?
There
is a weight restriction of 7.5 tonnes through the entire
village which means lorries exceeding this are prohibited
from the village unless they are making a legitimate
call in the village.
These
lorries can easily be identified as any vehicle marked
with chevrons on the rear is over 7.5T, and it makes
no difference if it is empty as the weight restriction
applies to the weight the vehicle could carry.
Oxfordshire
County Council's Trading Standards department operates
a Neighbourhood Weight Watch scheme. This is designed
to involve local residents in protecting their own environment
and enable Trading Standards to investigate complaints
about heavy lorries and target their resources where
there are problems.
Suspected
breaches of highway weight restrictions should be reported
to Trading Standards. The important information they
require before they can act is the date and time, location,
registration number and any distinguishing marks on
the vehicle. This can be reported using Trading Standards'
downloadable form and, when this is completed, it should
be sent direct to them. They are happy to receive forms
in ones or twos so they can then act on them whilst
the offence is still fresh in everyone’s minds, so there
is no need to wait until you have several filled in.
If you have a camera to hand a photograph recording
the above information can also be useful as this can
be emailed to Trading Standards with information about
when & where it was taken and why you are sending
it.
Click
here
to download the Trading Standards report form .
Click
here
to find out more about the Neighbourhood Weight Watch
scheme.
Click here
for a simplified guide to lorry weights and profiles
to assist in identifying heavy lorries.
Email
Trading Standards
HEAVY
LORRIES HOT LINE
01865 810839
See village notice boards for more information
