Open consultation

Increasing the weight limit for fuel tankers

From:
Department for Transport and Department for Business and Trade
Published
5 April 2023

Summary

Seeking views on a proposal to temporarily increase the weight of fuel tankers.

This consultation closes at

Consultation description

We are consulting on proposals to allow road fuel tankers to temporarily operate at weights higher than usually permitted. This would allow more fuel to be transported in times of fuel supply disruption, and follows disruption to fuel supplies in Autumn 2021.

Documents

Fuel tanker weight limits: temporary changes during periods of fuel supply disruption

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Ways to respond

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Email to:

fueltankerweights@dft.gov.uk

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Fuel tanker weights
3rd Floor, Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
SW1P 4DR

Published 5 April 2023