Consultation outcome

Relaxing haulage rules for international car transporters

From:
Department for Transport
Published
9 May 2012
Last updated
20 February 2013 — See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation has concluded

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Response to public consultation on proposals to allow ministers to relax the EU cabotage rules for car transporters during the peak registration periods

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Detail of outcome

The government has published its response to this consultation on proposals to allow ministers to relax the EU cabotage rules for car transporters during the peak registration periods.

Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on allowing ministers to selectively relax EU haulage rules for international car transporters at peak car registration periods.

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Consultation description

The department would like to introduce new secondary legislation which will allow ministers to selectively relax the application of EU cabotage rules in Great Britain (GB), specifically aimed at non-GB car transporters at the peak car registration periods.

The relaxation of the rules would mean that such vehicles would not be liable to enforcement action if they broke the EU cabotage rules during the designated peak periods.

Background information on EU cabotage rules

Cabotage is a domestic road haulage operation undertaken by non-resident hauliers on a temporary basis. Translated into domestic law, this resulted in non-GB goods vehicles being limited to carrying out no more than 3 loaded operations within a 7 day period of arrival in GB. After 3 loaded domestic journeys or 7 days the vehicle must leave and re-enter GB with a new international load to be able to undertake another 3 domestic journeys.

Documents

EU cabotage rules consultation

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Impact assessment

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Published 9 May 2012
Last updated 20 February 2013 + show all updates

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