Truck drivers say roadside hedging costing '€1,000 a week replacing mirrors'

Irish Road Haulage Association says drivers forced to veer across the white line to avoid damage 

 

Truck drivers are forking out €1,000 a week to replace vehicle mirrors damaged by roadside hedges, the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has claimed. 

The association has called on local authorities to consider truck and trailer heights which can be up to four metres high as overgrown hedgerows pose a danger for high-sided vehicles, IRHA president Ger Hyland said.