Large Goods Vehicles: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas
Commons · Question 103496 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising and unpredictable police escort costs on the abnormal load haulage sector and the wider tourism supply chain, particularly in rural and coastal areas.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 9 Jan 2026
The Department for Transport has not assessed the impact of police escort costs on the abnormal load haulage sector and the wider tourism supply chain.The provision and charging for police escorts is an operational matter for individual police forces. We ...