Oversized trucks to evade city ban

THE plan to ban trucks from Dublin city centre will be blighted by problems and its “achilles heel” will be the inability of the port tunnel to cater for oversized trucks, according to a report.

The study, commissioned by Dublin City Council, on a permit system to police the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) ban has outlined a range of difficulties regarding the application, administration and enforcement of the move.

It suggests that in order to evade the ban, hauliers may be encouraged to use oversized vehicles or adapt their cabs so that they are too high to use the €750 million Port Tunnel.