The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has collected more than £1.2million in roadside fines from foreign-registered operators for non-payment of the HGV Road User Levy.
Some 4,058 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued to HGVs that had not paid the road user charge, while fines taken at the roadside totalled £1.22m, according to the DVSA’s latest Annual Report. During the period, DVSA enforcement staff also stopped more than 189,000 trucks (from the UK and abroad), as well as conducting more than 3,200 compliance checks at operators’ premises.
More than a quarter (26%) of these targeted checks resulted in a prohibition being issued – slightly above the DVSA’s target of 23.1%. DVSA is also looking to introduce its Earned Recognition scheme next year – members can contact Natasha Howard for further compliance queries.
