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The government's action is inadequate. It only applies to lorries on the road since 2000, there will still be over 100,000 out there with poor mirrors.

They have not included the class VI mirror which is on new lorries which gives a view in front of the driver's cab. These are particularly important for saving pedestrian lives - and some cyclists. They are not planning to enforce this from March, only when lorries come up for MOT, which may not be for another 14 months. In London the police have told us that they will try to enforce the new rules from this year.

I believe that it is untrue to say that the government could not have brought forward implementation by at least 12 months, the Belgians did it five years ago!

quoting the government's response... ... ...

The UK is implementing this measure through changes to national legislation, in accordance with the timescale set out in Directive 2007/38/EC. This requires vehicles within scope of the Directive to be retrofitted with wide angle mirrors, and a close proximity mirror on the passenger side by 31 March 2009. Vehicles will be checked at annual test from 1 April onwards to ensure that the mirrors comply with the relevant requirements.

We are not permitted to bring forward the date of application set out in the Directive but will be implementing the requirements at the earliest opportunity permitted under EU law. The Directive applies in all Member States of the EU, and will affect the majority of large goods vehicles.