Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 32507

Large Goods Vehicles: Rural Areas

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal DemocratFrome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reduce the number of HGV using small rural roads.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Local authorities have powers under Sections 1 & 2 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to restrict or prohibit the use of HGVs on any road, for a wide range of safety and environmental reasons. These measures can be implemented by making Traffic R...

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