Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 81178

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of volumetric concrete mixers (a) currently operational and (b) that will be unusable when the weight limit is changed in 2028.

Answer

Keir Mather

In the concrete delivery sector, the Department for Transport (DfT) estimates there are in the region of 1,000 VCMs in operation alongside approximately 20,000 barrel mixer vehicles that deliver pre-mixed concrete. Existing vehicles can continue to operat...

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