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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 ...