Consultation outcome

Temporary extension to road haulage cabotage

• From: Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 14 October 2021
• Last updated: 28 October 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Temporary extension to road haulage cabotage: consultation response

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Detail of outcome

Following consultation, we have decided to:

1. Temporarily extend road haulage cabotage until 30 April 2022.
2. Allow unlimited cabotage movements of heavy good vehicles within Great Britain for up to 14 days after arriving in the United Kingdom on a laden international journey.

These changes will come into force on 28 October 2021.

For the consultation, we received a total of:

• 150 responses via online survey
• 11 written submissions by email

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposes implementing a temporary legislative extension of road haulage cabotage to alleviate pressures with the supply chain due to lorry driver shortages.

This consultation ran from
14 October 2021 to 11:45pm on 21 October 2021

Consultation description

We are proposing a possible temporary unilateral legislative extension of road haulage cabotage in order to alleviate pressures in the supply chain associated with the current shortage in lorry drivers.

Cabotage, the transport of goods or passengers between 2 places in the same country by a transport operator from another country for the purposes of hire and reward, is heavily restricted in the UK and abroad.

We are seeking evidence and views about allowing non-UK operators temporary extra cabotage rights within Great Britain for a short period of time, to support supply chains within the UK.

The proposal is to allow unlimited cabotage movements of heavy goods vehicles for up to 14 days after arriving on a laden international journey into the UK compared to the current rights of 2 cabotage journeys within 7 days of entry.

It is proposed that the extension this will apply until for 3 or 6 months, subject to ongoing review and that it would not be transport sector specific.

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Temporary extension to road haulage cabotage consultation

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Published 14 October 2021
Last updated 28 October 2021 + show all updates

1. 28 October 2021

   Outcome released.

2. 14 October 2021

   First published.