Car Accidents > News
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign lorry accidents in the UK cost GBP57m each year
Fri, 17 Feb 2012

The annual cost of foreign lorry accidents in the UK is around £57 million, according to new figures published by Accident Exchange.

The data reveals that between December 2010 and December 2011, lorries from overseas were 'at fault' for one in every 31 motorway accidents handled by Accident Exchange, which is a rise of 30 per cent on the previous 12-month period.

The government is considering the introduction of a £10 daily charge for foreign vehicles entering British roads, but Accident Exchange says the £23 million generated from this is not anywhere near the cost of accidents.

The most common cause of incidents involving foreign lorries is side-swiping, where motorists drive in a left-hand drive HGVs blind-spot.

Steve Evans, Chief Executive of Accident Exchange, said: "We’re disappointed to see incidents involving foreign lorries on the rise again, despite an excellent DfT-backed Fresnel lens programme to reduce the threat of side-swiping. Foreign-registered HGVs remain one of the most difficult ‘at-fault’ parties to recover costs from. Issues motorists face include invalid insurance policies, untraceable owners, drivers leaving false details or just failing to pull over at all."
add to favouritesnewsletterlink to this pagesend to friendpost comments

Link to this page

Copy and Paste the following HTML into your page.