Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 92808
Large Goods Vehicles: Small Businesses
Tabled: 19 November 2025
Answered: 28 November 2025
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) protect SME hauliers from pricing by major lorry manufacturers and (b) ensure access to third-party litigation funding for those hauliers.
Answer
Keir MatherEnsuring that consumers and SMEs are only required to pay fair prices is of the utmost importance and is a key feature of truly competitive markets. The UK has a robust competition enforcement landscape to ensure that this is achieved, both through public enforcement by the Competition and Markets Authority and private enforcement routes through litigation.