Transport planning bosses have announced that cabotage will now be included as a matter of routine in all roadside checks of foreign trucks.
The Department for Transport's enforcement agency, VOSA, said the move will ensure the trucks are not doing UK domestic haulage work to which they are not legally entitled.
"This is a welcome shift in VOSA’s approach to cabotage which will make a contribution towards fair competition,” said chief executive Geoff Dunning. "Those drivers who break EU cabotage rules will face a £200 fixed penalty at the roadside, as a result of regulatory changes made by the Department after representations by the RHA.
Having come into effect last Friday (May 14th), the rules now mean firms from one country are only allowed to do three domestic haulage operations in a period of seven days.
Under the new rules that came into effect on May 14, firms from one country are only allowed to do three domestic haulage operations in a period of seven days.
