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Suffolk County Council, as the Highway Authority for most of the roads in Suffolk, has developed a procedure to deal with incidents on the roads involving HGVs. This process has been developed with the assistance of Suffolk Police, Highways Agency Freight Transport Association and the Suffolk Association of Local Councils.
The type of incidents to report might include, inappropriate parking overnight, causing unnecessary obstruction when parking to deliver goods, HGVS TRAVELLING THROUGH A WEIGHT RESTRICTED ROAD, OR TRAVELLING THROUGH UNSUITABLE MINOR ROADS.
An incident can be reported using the link at the bottom of this page, further paper forms are available from the Hadleigh Town Council. Having filled in a form it is recorded on the "HGV Incident Database". Details will be forwarded to the relevant haulage company to take action. Depending on the details reported these may also be reported to Suffolk Police, Eastern Region Traffic Commissioner, and further action may be taken. Where HGVs are repeatedly recorded travelling through weight restricted roads or bridges, Suffolk County Council Trading Standard officers will target these roads as part of their routine checks. Action will be taken with those companies who are found to be illegally using these roads. The Freight Transport Association will also be kept informed of incidents involving its members.
So please use the link or the form available from the Council. The more we can report the greater the chance of stopping HGVs coming down Benton Street.
The Link to the form | 