The government, police and vehicle rental industry have been discussing ways to deter further attacks using vans since mass casualties were inflicted inincidents across Europe from Nice to London. “The Department for Transport is also working with the police and the vehicle rental industry to explore what more can be done to prevent the malicious use of hire vehicles. The terrorists who carried out the London Bridge attacks in June had unsuccessfully attempted to hire a 7.5-tonne vehicle. But anyone with a UK driving licence can normally hire a transit van or vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes. A van has been used to plough into crowed in two attacks in London this year, London Bridge and Finsbury Park.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2017 16:07 UTC