Lorries are to be banned from large parts of the Cotswolds because the fashion for satellite navigation systems has led to Heavy Goods Vehicles clogging up narrow country lanes.
25th October 2008
The ban follows a spate of cases of lorries becoming wedged between steep banks or stuck under low bridges after drivers trusted directions on their satnav devices.
Highways officials at Gloucestershire County Council had also begun to notice surfaces on country roads never designed for lorries being worn down by extra traffic.
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