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Motorway Service Areas: Security

Asked by Ben LakePlaid CymruDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121810

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of i) truck stops and ii) Motorway service areas have received any non self-certified security accreditation.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Government does not operate a mandated or voluntary lorry parking security accreditation system. Trucks stops and Motorway Service Areas set their own security standards unless they voluntarily join a private accreditation scheme. Therefore, the Department for Transport does not hold this information.

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