'Small' number of HGVs flouting bridge ban

THE number of heavy goods vehicles ignoring the recently imposed weight restriction on the Severn Bridge has been described as “small”.

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The body responsible for the suspension bridge that connects Wales and England, via the M48 from Chepstow to Aust, was responding to the latest photograph of a lorry that appears to be over the 7.5 tonne limit crossing it emerged.

National Highways has said it is working with police and other bodies to uphold the ban and says it has installed automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and held a recent enforcement day on the crossing.