Government Policy
Transport sector gives mixed response to Au...
The RHA has welcomed moves to help the transport and logistics sector contained in the government’s Autumn Budget which it said were “campaigning wins for
Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener
The government has published its strategy to achieve the decarbonisation in all UK sectors by 2050. Last year, the Prime Minister set out his 10 point
Transport Minister hails start of COP26 ele...
Transport minister Trudy Harrison MP (Mon 18th Oct) has signalled her support for a unique electric bus tour from London to Glasgow to celebrate low
Lawyer warns of costly safety risks for fle...
The nationwide shortage of drivers has been making headlines across the UK and Europe over the last few months, with the government looking to counter
Statement from Logistics UK in response to ...
Speaking in response to Boris Johnson’s comments yesterday morning (5 October 2021), that the supply chain issues currently being experienced in the UK are the
Is the ban of fossil fuel vehicles going to...
The UK Government has announced official plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. From then on, new hybrids or
Future of transport regulatory review: zero...
The government is committed to phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. All new cars and vans will
Petrol shortage: Government prepares to cal...
BP said nearly a third of its British petrol stations had run out of the two main grades of fuel on Sunday as panic buying forced
Freeze fuel duty forever, says Logistics UK
Business group Logistics UK is calling on government to freeze fuel duty forever to help the sector make the shift to alternatively fuelled vehicles on the road to Net Zero. As
Unite warns ‘illegal’ fresh ext...
Unite, the UK’s leading union, has warned that the government’s plans to continue to relax the maximum driving timing for lorry drivers, is dangerous, reckless
