Press Release

Professional drivers

September 22, 2003

The Directive 2003/59/EC, o­n training for professional drivers entered into force o­n 10 September. From now o­n, all professional drivers will have to undergo training in order to minimise safety risks as well as reduce environmental impacts by cutting fuel consumption. For more details, see the European Commission press release here.

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