Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 106407

Courier Services: Blood

Tabled: 16 January 2026

Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there has been any consideration given to designating blood bikes within the exemptions to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, under section 87.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

There are no plans to give ‘blood bikes’ any road traffic exemptions or warning equipment. ‘Blood bikes’ provide a valuable courier service to the NHS, but they do not respond to emergencies and are not an emergency service. NHS Blood and Transplant provi...

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