Written Question·Home Office·UIN 121190

Abnormal Loads

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the increase in income generated by West Midlands Police from escorting abnormal loads over the past five years; and what guidance her Department provides to police for

Answer

Sarah Jones
West Midlands Police is responsible for how guidance on charging for abnormal roads is implemented in its area. Local variation in the management of abnormal loads may be necessary to account for factors such as geography and road infrastructure.NPCC guid...

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