Scrap (EC) 561/2006 EU regulations on HGV/PCV Drivers

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

As article 50 is going to be triggered in the middle of Mach 2017 and officially the UK will not be a part of the EU soon.
We urge the Government and the Ministry of Transport to scrap EU regulations on HGV and PCV drivers who only drive within the country and count them as domestic drivers.

The Professional HGV/PCV Drivers who only drive within the country and do not have to cross the borders should be exempt from the EU regulations and should be counted as Domestic Drivers.
As since 2009 there is a great fall in the number of HGV & PCV drivers, drivers are leaving the profession as they are forced to comply with many unnecessary rules and regulations.
This will help the transport industry to recover from the shortage of professional drivers and also it will motivate the young new drivers to join the industry.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The UK has not left the European Union yet, so is still subject to these regulations. You could start a petition requesting that these regulations be abolished as soon as the UK leaves the EU.

Timeline

5 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
14 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Mar 2017

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