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FIA position on longer and heavier vehicles

The FIA in general welcomes measures that optimise and relieve road freight transport unless they threaten safety, the environment or the road infrastructure.

The FIA however believes that – based on the actual information, the numerous field trials and research studies carried-out in several European countries – the disadvantages related to a relaxing of the currently allowed dimensions ...
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Raising the costs of motoring do not benefit the environment

“The proposals published today by the European Commission will only raise the costs of motoring while not bringing any benefits to the environment” declared Wil Botman, Director-General of the FIA European Bureau.

“A proper assessment of the so-called external costs is still outstanding. The study on which the European Commission bases its policy proposals is merely a compilation of resea...
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