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Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 44520

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with construction companies on potential changes to volumetric concrete mixers.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

My Department has engaged with hon. Members and the Volumetric Concrete Mixer (VCM) industry through correspondence. The call for evidence on this topic conducted from October to December 2023 was an opportunity for interested parties to present evidence, but it did not reveal significant new evidence supporting a change in policy.

The decision announced reflects the continuation of the existing policy, as set out in 2018, that the temporary weight exemption for VCMs will come to an end in 2028.

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