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<p>The Government is working to address the environmental impacts associated with
HGVs by encouraging the development and uptake of cleaner fuels and vehicle technologies.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department for Transport’s £20m Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial
has over 300 vehicles demonstrating a range of new low emission technologies on UK
roads. In February £1m of grant funding was awarded to three technology providers
to support the accreditation testing of vehicle retrofit technologies, in particular
for HGVs and coaches.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 September 2018, DVSA enforcement staff
across Great Britain have been checking lorries for emissions cheat devices. Cheat
devices mean a lorry can produce up to 20 times more dangerous emissions. The national
rollout of checks follows a successful year-long pilot. During the pilot, DVSA enforcement
staff caught 449 emission cheats at 5 sites across the country.</p>
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