Large Goods Vehicles and Vans: Temperature
Commons · Question 26152 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, why the Office of Rail and Road does not publish thermal comfort guidance for road drivers; for what reason air conditioning is not legally required in lorries and vans; and if her Department will take steps to
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 7 Sep 2026
The Office of Rail and Road does not have a role in monitoring, regulating or setting standards for vehicles or drivers. The Department for Transport has no current plans to begin collecting statistical data on cab temperatures in road vehicles. Heat is c...