Greater responsibility will be placed onto haulage companies to keep their vehicles in optimum condition under a new government proposal.
The Department of Infrastructure are seeking to introduce the Road Transport Regulations 2018 at the July sitting of Tynwald.
The proposal would require operators of vehicles weighing over 3,500kg to demonstrate they are maintained properly and regularly checked.
Subject to approval, the update would come into force on January 1, 2019.
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