Ban lorry fly-parking

I've been campaigning about fly-parking ever since I became an MP.  It's when lorries park up on hard shoulders and road verges instead of using proper facilities, and anyone living in Kent will know it's a huge issue locally. The first problem is that it's simply not fair on drivers.

I called a debate about lorry parking in the House of Commons, to urge the Government to build more lorry parks and introduce tougher rules to make sure drivers use them. I said: " A few weeks ago, in the early hours of the morning, a car carrying four men crashed into a parked lorry on the edge o

Three people were killed and a man injured in the horrific accident on the A2 last week and my thoughts are with their families and friends. Sincere thanks to the emergency services who attended the crash and have been doing their best for the survivor. We don’t know – and may never know – ex

Fly-parking lay-bys is dangerous and horrible for lorry drivers. So I’m pleased that the Government has listened to me and increased fines for illegally parked lorries.

Kent County Council and Ashford Borough Council are clamping down on illegally parked HGVs, following my campaign for a ban on fly-parking. The new scheme being launched today will allow authorities to clamp and fine drivers, for first time offences. Although a ban on lorry parking has been i

The Government is introducing £300 spot fines for lorry drivers who sleep in their cabs for two night in a row. Under EU rules, drivers must take a weekly break that averages 45 hours. Countries like France and Belgium issue huge fines to drivers or their companies if they are caught sleeping

The Roads Minister John Hayes has issued a written statement to the House of Commons, putting in record his commitment to tackling fly-parking.

I welcomed measures to stop lorries fly-parking in residential roads included in Kent County Council’s Freight Action Plan. People have been putting up with noise, littering and unhygienic behaviour associated with fly-parking for too long – the County Council is absolutely right to be taking actio

People in Kent are tired of lorries parking in dangerous and inappropriate places, and the awful littering and fouling that goes with it.

The Government is developing a national plan to tackle HGV fly-parking, with more parking spaces in private truck stops in the next three to five years. The announcement follows my campaign to ban lorries from parking in inappropriate places. Speaking in a House of Commons debate, the Roads Minist