On top of this, speed restrictions introduced in January 2008 mean all new 7.5-tonners are restricted to 56mph
Broadheath,Altrincham,Cheshire,UK -Road Transport, by Kevin Swallow -14 March 2011: -- Body and trailer manufacturer Cartwright Group says operators are looking at smaller vehicles as alternatives to 7.5-tonners because heavier Euro-6 engines will reduce payloads... Truck manufacturers need SCR and EGR to meet the Euro-6 engine emission standards, which become mandatory on 31 December 2013, and the additional weight will reduce the body/payload potential for 7.5-tonne trucks... Cartwright Group, which has always produced a lot of 7.5-tonne vehicles, has just launched its Cheetah Cub body with a ramp/door design... Cartwright says the 7.5-tonne sector, one of the biggest selling weight categories in the UK, also has other issues. Only people who passed their driving test before 1 October 1997 can drive one on a regular car licence...* UK - Whole Vehicle Type Approval could wipe out 90% of UK bodybuilders
London,EN,UK -Road Transport, by Will Shiers -15 March 2011: -- The UK bodybuilding industry is on the verge of a massive cull, as a direct result of the introduction of Whole Vehicle Type Approval legislation... "If there are 1,500 UK bodybuilders now, then in 10 years' time this total could be down to as little as 150," warns Robin Dickeson, the SMMT's manager of commercial vehicle affairs... In the past only the chassis and the cab used to have to meet Type Approval, but European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (which is being gradually phased-in) dictates that the entire vehicle must now be approved... As a result, all bodybuilders will need to keep thorough records to show that they have operated within the law...
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