Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken steps to help ensure that left-hand drive HGV vehicles are driven safely in the UK.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) complete robust roadside inspections of heavy goods vehicles (HGV) and passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) stopped at the roadside to ensure they meet the standards required to operate on Britain’s roads. The DVSA complete checks on the drivers of those vehicles to ensure they meet the driver licensing and driver certificate of professional competence (CPC) requirements. The DVSA also complete checks to ensure drivers comply with tachograph rules and requirements to ensure they are operated safely. There is no distinction made between left-hand and right-hand vehicles; the same standards apply across all vehicles.

Individual police forces are responsible for dealing with driving offences.