Belgian, Dutch, French and German traffic police forces carried out a joint roadside operation in the outskirts of Brussels on 15 October. The roadside check was part of a Europe-wide enforcement action, organised by the European Roads Policing Network, ROADPOL. The joint inspections focused in particular on drivers of Heavy Duty Vehicles and their compliance with the driving, rest time and tachograph rules that were recently modernised with the adoption of Mobility Package 1. The compliance checks are crucial to ensure that drivers can enjoy their social protection rights under EU rules, that operators compete on an equal footing, and road safety risks are removed. Delegations from the European Commission, the Belgian Ministry of Home Affairs and the European Labour Authority joined the inspections. (....)