Railways: Freight
(asked on 16th May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether there is a correlation between the maximum weight of HGVs allowed on UK roads and the use of rail freight.
This question was answered on 24th May 2022
My Department has ongoing work looking into the maximum weight of HGVs, such as on the 48/48 and Longer/Heavier Vehicles projects. Any consideration to increase the maximum weight of HGVs will include an assessment of the overall impacts on road safety, the economy, and the environment. This includes factoring in potential intermodal shifts, such as with rail freight.