Research from Campaign for Better Transport claims that HGVs are only paying for between a third to two thirds of the damage they inflict on other road users and society.

For more details go to Campaign for Better Transport web site press release web site media press release 1st May - Taxpayers are subsidising lorries on Britains's roads new research show.

The research, Heavy Lorries: do they pay for the damage they cause? was produced by MTRU and peer-reviewed by Dr Tony Whiteing, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds. The research is being published by Campaign for Better Transport.