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Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing permanent weight limits of (a) 38.4 tonnes for four-axle rigid Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs) and (b) 44 tonnes for five-axle rigid VCMs,

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
13 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing permanent weight limits of (a) 38.4 tonnes for four-axle rigid Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs) and (b) 44 tonnes for five-axle rigid VCMs,

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    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). Evidence was provided to the Department on both the pros and cons of allowing VCMs to con...

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