Tri-party agreement aimed at improving road safety
In the first of its kind to ever have been signed, an agreement was reached today between the Highways Agency, The Caravan Club and The Camping and Caravanning Club during the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC. This tri-party agreement signifies closer dialogue between the three organisations and a commitment to safer journeys. Under the banner of ‘Safer journeys, happier holidays,’ the agreement also reflects the government’s increasing involvement in the Agency.
Robert Louden, Director General of The Camping and Caravanning Club, commented that the agreement would ensure that leisure motoring stayed fun as well as safe. He added: ”That’s why we are delighted to stand together with our partners to represent the interests of our club members on the open road, to make for happier, safer journeys and a better start and end to their touring breaks.”
The agreement also aims to create a closer liaison and collaboration for road safety, share more information to improve journeys and establish a positive platform for the Highways Agency to communicate with club members.
Graham Dalton, Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, commented on the agreement’s focus on smoother road travel, stating: ”England’s motorways and major A roads help millions of people get away on their holidays every year. Campers, caravanners and motorhome users use our roads to get to their destinations-and we want all their journeys to be as safe and as trouble free as possible.”
Nick Lomas, Director General of The Caravan Club, also commented on the importance of the agreement, stating: ”Most of the Club’s one million members are regular users of the strategic road network. It’s important to us that holiday journeys are safe, reliable and trouble free, and our work in conjunction with the Highways Agency helps to ensure that is the case.”
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