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Large Goods Vehicles: Surrey Heath

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 28 October 2025UIN 84412

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Surrey County Council on the disruption caused by Heavy Goods Vehicles in busy (a) village and (b) town centres in the Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Keir Mather

My Department has not discussed this matter with Surrey County Council. Management of traffic, including HGVs, on local roads is the responsibility of the local highway authority. They have a range of measures available to them to manage inappropriate use of roads by HGVs, such as weight restrictions and signing strategies. It is for them to determine what measures are appropriate for individual situations.

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