RHA – We’re not asking for Fort Knox
Truck parking facilities do not have to be as secure as Fort Knox – but they could and should be much safer places to park than they currently are.
That is the message from the Road Haulage Association, in its formal written response to the Department for Transport’s consultation on roadside facilities.
In particular, the RHA says that the government should require higher standards of motorway service area operators (MSAs). Government should take steps to make it more attractive for MSAs and other providers of truck parking to invest in security measures, for example by holding or reducing rateable values. At present, firms are discouraged from making sites more secure because rateable values increase.
“Improved security would deter crime against the transport industry and reduce the demands on police resources,” says RHA security and infrastructure manager Chrys Rampley.
Road Haulage Association – phone us first
For more details, contact RHA Head of Media Relations, Kate Gibbs on . . .
Tel: +44 (0) 1932 838917
Mob: + 44 (0) 7979 531451
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