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Review of last mile logistics 2019

Independent position statement by the Department for Transport Science Advisory Council on last mile logistics.

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States the independent position of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Science Advisory Council on last mile logistics in transport.

The report includes:

  • a summary of the issues around last mile delivery
  • a summary of potential technical solutions and business-model measures to minimise negative impacts of last mile delivery
  • recommendations on how Department for Transport could support future solutions for last mile delivery ​

This summarises the Science Advisory Council’s conclusions and recommendations at the time the document was finalised. This advice may change over time as new technology, policy and priorities emerge.

Published 19 June 2020