Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 121810

Motorway Service Areas: Security

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Ben Lake

Plaid CymruCeredigion Preseli

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of i) truck stops and ii) Motorway service areas have received any non self-certified security accreditation.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Government does not operate a mandated or voluntary lorry parking security accreditation system. Trucks stops and Motorway Service Areas set their own security standards unless they voluntarily join a private accreditation scheme. Therefore, the Depar...

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