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Large Goods Vehicles: Diesel

Asked by Ruth CadburyLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 6446

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with Home Office officials on reducing the level of theft of diesel from HGVs in England.

Answered by Keir Mather

Department for Transport officials routinely engage with Home Office officials on freight crime. This Government is highly aware of the rising frequency of freight crime including of fuel theft and the significant and damaging impact it can have on businesses and drivers. The Home Office are actively collaborating with Opal, the police’s national intelligence unit for serious organised acquisitive crime, which has a specialised vehicle crime intelligence function encompassing freight crime.

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