Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 103496
Large Goods Vehicles: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 9 January 2026
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising and unpredictable police escort costs on the abnormal load haulage sector and the wider tourism supply chain, particularly in rural and coastal areas.
Answer
Keir MatherThe Department for Transport has not assessed the impact of police escort costs on the abnormal load haulage sector and the wider tourism supply chain.The provision and charging for police escorts is an operational matter for individual police forces. We ...
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