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Courier Services: Blood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there has been any consideration given to designating blood bikes within the exemptions to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, under section 87.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
16 Jan 2026
Target answer date
20 Jan 2026
Answer
21 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there has been any consideration given to designating blood bikes within the exemptions to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, under section 87.

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    There are no plans to give ‘blood bikes’ any road traffic exemptions or warning equipment. ‘Blood bikes’ provide a valuable courier service to the NHS, but they do not respond to emergencies and are not an emergency service. NHS Blood and Transplant provi...

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