Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 February 2010
195 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport the legislation that exists at a local, national and European level to facilitate the banning of heavy goods vehicles from towns and villages; the preconditions regarding alternative routes that must be met for the ban to be legally enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7102/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Road (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 give local authorities the power to apply restrictions to heavy goods vehicles from entering particular public roads or areas. Article 17 of these Regulations provides that where the applicable traffic sign is provided at the entrance to a road, the driver of a vehicle, the unladen weight of which exceeds the weight specified on the sign, is prohibited from proceeding beyond the sign except where it is necessary for the vehicle to enter a road solely for the purpose of gaining access to or egress from premises accessible only from that road. The application of such restrictions is a matter for each local authority.
