IBEC threaten court action

Ireland’s leading business federation IBEC has revealed that it is considering suing Dublin City Council over its plans to ban HGV’s from the city centre.

A vote by councillors earlier in the week unanimously decided to ban any five-axled or more trucks from the city centre, thus forcing them to use the East Link toll.
However, IBEC believe that this could cause major traffic disruption and delay importing and exporting of goods, while the move could also be illegal.

“Preliminary legal advice suggests that the city council is exceeding authority by curtailing HGV access to Dublin Port and is in breach of EU free movement provisions,” said Reg McCabe, IBEC transport director.