Consultation outcome

Ending or extending temporary exemptions to road haulage cabotage

• From: Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 9 March 2022
• Last updated: 21 June 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Road transport cabotage further flexibilities during 2022 for foreign hauliers: consultation response

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Detail of outcome

Ministers have considered the views and evidence provided, including responses by representatives of the goods road transport sector and the users of haulage services.

The government decided not to continue the additional cabotage rights beyond 30 April 2022 at this time.

Department for Transport (DfT) analysis suggests that the take-up of the additional cabotage rights has been low. The qualitative feedback from the consultation responses was that, while the use of the additional cabotage rights has been low in overall terms, the rights were helpful in some sectors in the run-up to Christmas 2021.

Conversely, some UK haulage operators reported that the impact of the additional cabotage rights on their businesses was greater than DfT’s overall assessment would suggest.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeks views on the potential for continuing or ending the existing flexibility in road cabotage rules for foreign hauliers.

This consultation ran from
midday on 9 March 2022 to 11:45pm on 23 March 2022

Consultation description

We are consulting on the potential for continuing or ending the existing flexibility in road cabotage rules for foreign hauliers.

We are specifically seeking views and evidence about:

• whether the additional cabotage rights – which allow non-UK hauliers to carry out unlimited cabotage within a 14-day period – should continue
• information on the uptake of cabotage rights since 28 October 2021, including uptake by particular sectors
• the positive and negative effects of the extension of cabotage rights to date

Currently, as per the outcome of the temporary extension cabotage consultation of 2021, until 30 April 2022, the rules allow unlimited cabotage movements within Great Britain for up to 14 days after entry to the United Kingdom on a laden international journey.

Documents

Road transport cabotage consultation: further flexibilities during 2022 for foreign hauliers

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Published 9 March 2022
Last updated 21 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 21 June 2022

   Outcome published.

2. 9 March 2022

   First published.