Foreign ‘danger lorries’ sneaking on to Britain’s roads  

• Foreign HGVs cause more deaths per kilometre travelled than British lorries. • VOSA inspectors barred from one port for causing 'commercial disadvantage'. Commenting on the publication of the Commons public accounts committee's report on the way the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) enforces regulations on commercial vehicles, South Norfolk MP Richard Bacon, a member of the committee, said: “According to the National Audit Office, foreign lorries overall cause more deaths per kilometre travelled than British Heavy Goods Vehicles and most accidents involving foreign lorries involve mechanical failures such as faulty brakes, illegal tyres or defective steering. “VOSA wants to inspect vehicles at or very near ports so that the Agency can stop as many dangerous HGVs as possible from using Britain's roads. “However, VOSA can't get into...