Czech Republic needs more parking places for trucks at lay-bys, says industry association

A national road haulage association says lay-bys on Czech motorways lack around 2,000 parking places for trucks - more than the current number of parking places. A spokesperson for hauliers' group Cesmad said more places were needed after the introduction last year of a ban on trucks on Fridays during the summer period. A representative of the Czech roads' authority said there were more lay-bys than in neighbouring countries, but admitted they were smaller in the Czech Republic. The focus in recent years has been on building fewer but bigger and better equipped lay-bys.