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ETRMA expresses regret towards EUDR delay

The EU Council has agreed to postpone the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 12 months, a decision that the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association “regrets”. The tyre makers’ representative believes that pushing back the start dates “brings a new phase of uncertainty” into an industry that “needs predictability, and action from the European Commission to bring further clarity and solve the remaining issues standing in the way of a full and fair implementation of the Regulation.”

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14th November 2024/0 Comments/by Stephen

MWSD welcomes DfT report, questions overall findings

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Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has welcomed the Department for Transport’s report into wheel safety and the government’s classification of CV wheels as ‘safety critical’. However the company remains sceptical of the report’s findings and industry awareness of the issue. MWSD has long campaigned for legislation requiring operators to carry out more stringent checks on commercial vehicle wheels to be introduced.

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10th February 2015/by Andrew

Car makers lobby to delay emission test upgrade

Legislation

The European car industry is lobbying to delay the introduction of a tough new emissions testing regime designed to combat fears that carmakers are playing the system to boost their efficiency ratings. European cars are as much as 30 per cent less efficient than their manufacturers claim, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation, as carmakers take advantage of an archaic testing system that they want to keep in place for at least seven years.

Commercial vehicle wheels classed as ‘safety critical item’ in EU law

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Motor Wheel Service Distribution’s (MWSD) commercial vehicle wheel safety campaign has been successfully incorporated in the new European Union (EU) Roadworthiness Package, which will become law in May 2014. The new law, adopted by both the European Parliament and European Council, states: “compatibility between parts and components, such as between wheels and wheel hubs, should be treated as a critical safety item and should be checked during roadworthiness testing.”

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2nd April 2014/by Andrew

Report calls for mandatory fitting of automatic alert systems

News

Collision-avoidance technologies, which could help eliminate cyclist and pedestrian deaths caused by driver 'blind-spots', should be made mandatory for all UK buses and lorries by 2015, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The 'Intelligent Transport Intelligent Society' report also calls for automated emergency response systems to be integrated into all new road vehicles within the next two years. These systems automatically alert emergency services in case of an accident – even if a driver is unconscious – as well as providing the exact location of the accident using Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

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