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Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to weights for volumetric concrete mobile plants on annual lorry journeys for concrete deliveries.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to weights for volumetric concrete mobile plants on annual lorry journeys for concrete deliveries.

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    A call for evidence ran 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, and increased ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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