any truth in FB post about lorries and urine?

[soulfull]

Post shows link to an article saying that from 2017 lorries must be fitted with a device that stops any urine gets on to vehicle or road.

I know they have a similar rule in France so wondered if it was now being bought in over here
??

 

[deicinmerlyn]

it's a joke!

 

[Booboos]

There is no such rule in France! French horses and a large percentage of the human population in France piss everywhere!

 

[ycbm]

Maybe!

Vehicles used for the transport of horses must be designed, constructed, maintained and operated so as to:minimise the leakage of urine and faeces

current Trading Standards guidance for transporting horses

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/tradingsta...ness-animalhealth/tsguide-horse-transport.htm




Only a matter of time before the EU enforces it?

 

[AdorableAlice]

Maybe!



current Trading Standards guidance for transporting horses

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/tradingsta...ness-animalhealth/tsguide-horse-transport.htm




Only a matter of time before the EU enforces it?

Minimise is not the same as no leakage. A coach built lorry will have drainage and so it should.

 

[ycbm]

Minimise is not the same as no leakage. A coach built lorry will have drainage and so it should.

Where will it drain to? The only one I've ever had had holes in the floor and drained to the road. That doesn't meet the guidelines, I wouldn't have thought?

 

[wench]

Everything that gets posted on Facebook is true ....

 

[be positive]

Where will it drain to? The only one I've ever had had holes in the floor and drained to the road. That doesn't meet the guidelines, I wouldn't have thought?

How much urine does the average horsebox lose on any one journey, most horses dont go on the move, mine tend to go as soon as they get home just before they unload usually, droppings are contained which would be more of an issue.

I don't think the highways are going to suffer from equine urine spillage, the average cattle lorry is far more of a problem I should think or they could take a look at the roads outside all the local dairy farms to see what cattle excrement does to the road surfaces.

If it was April 1st it would be a good one to run with, nappies for traveling livestock to prevent soiling of the roads.

 

[Dry Rot]

A lot of the newer livstock trailers have a sump underneath for collecting fluids.

If they didn't, how would they manage to transport livestock during times of disease (Foot-and-mouth?) without spreading infection across the countryside?

It will come, you can bet your life, but maybe not in 2017 and it will be phased in gradually. A committee has to invent new rules and regulations or become redundant -- and they won't want that!