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Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

Commons · Question 47456 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 1 May 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the weight of volumetric concrete mixers on (a) the number of journeys undertaken by volumetric concrete mixers and (b) carbon emissio

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 1 May 2025

The Department ran a call for evidence from October to December 2023 seeking views on three potential options on weight limits for Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs). The following factors were considered: reduction in payload per journey, increased waste,...