Member News – 01 April 2026

01 April 2026

Your weekly member email from Logistics UK sharing the latest updates addressing industry-relevant developments, legislation and compliance updates and campaigns to help you stay informed.

In this issue:

• Logistics UK convinces Greater London Authority (GLA) on need to amend London Lorry Control Scheme.
• Work experience: a guide for logistics employers in England.
• Logistics UK will be responding the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure Speed Limit Review.
• Middle East conflict and impact on fuel supply and cost.
• Water Council.
• Critical Supply Group’s UK Supply Survey is now open.

Logistics UK convinces Greater London Authority (GLA) on need to amend London Lorry Control Scheme

The GLA published its London Logistics Plan update paper on Friday 27 March that will provide a framework to futureproof London’s long-term logistics needs, improve productivity and deliver good growth.

Contained within chapter 4 on Transport, the paper discusses the challenges and opportunities of efficient transport, by enabling retiming and reducing movements of commercial vehicles on the capital’s road network.  Following recent lobbying activities by Logistics UK, the GLA has stated that one challenge to achieving the retiming of journeys are the barriers put in place to restrict off-peak and nighttime deliveries. To overcome this barrier, the GLA states that the opportunity would be to reduce the reduce the hours of control to allow more logistic movements to be retimed to the off-peak and overnight period. This is one of the key Logistics UK policy aims for London, so is a significant positive development. Work will continue with the GLA to supply it with the evidence it will need to take to London Councils to convince the organisation to amend the hours of control of the Scheme.

Work experience: a guide for logistics employers in England

Generation Logistics, in conjunction with Logistics UK member GXO, and the Department for Transport, has created a practical guide that explains how logistics employers should design and deliver work experience opportunities that support young people and strengthen future talent pipelines.

The guide is aimed at employers across the freight and logistics sector, including small, medium and large organisations, as well as those working with schools, colleges and careers partners It explains why work experience is critical to addressing long-term workforce challenges in the sector and sets out the benefits for both young people and employers, as well as clear, accessible advice on getting started, busting myths, and different work experience models. The guide also includes real-world case studies from logistics employers, practical steps to improve equity and access, and links to existing national support and careers frameworks.

Logistics UK will be responding the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure Speed Limit Review

The responses will help the department to understand the freight industry perspective in three main areas:

• 20mph speed limits.
• National speed limit on single carriageway rural roads, dual carriageway roads.
• Speed limits for HGVs. 

The relevant documents associated with the public consultation can be obtained here. Please share your views with Head of Road Freight, Maddi Solloway-Price by the 14 April.

Middle East conflict and impact on fuel supply and cost

As reported previously, Logistics UK remains in regular dialogue with government on the situation and is monitoring fuel supply and the impact of rising costs, highlighting the impact on the sector and supply chains. 

We are building our evidence base for discussions with government and stakeholders on the situation and its impact on logistics, please look out for and participate in our member survey, which will be launched after Easter.

On fuel resilience, government continues to reassure industry the UK benefits from strong and diverse security of fuel supplies, that it is monitoring stocks and sales closely and that production and imports are continuing across the UK as normal. The government has also reassured that contingency planning in this area is well established. Government has a range of measures it can use in the unlikely event that normal supply chains become disrupted from any cause. Logistics UK has underlined the importance of timely and clear communication with the industry when required.

Given the cost pressures on the sector at this time, Logistics UK is continuing to urge the government to review its decision to begin increasing fuel duty this year, to prevent further inflationary pressure at a time when the global economy is so disrupted.

Read the latest update here.

Water Council

Water Council met on Tuesday 24 March. Chair Matt Lowes from PD Ports welcomed members in London and also virtually. The topics discussed included the downstream oil call for evidence, Logistics UK’s upcoming discussion paper on decarbonising multimodal logistics, and the site visit planned to PD Ports in June. Members in London were also able to meet Ben Fletcher in the office over lunch.

The next meeting will take place on 23 June in Groveport. Any members interested in learning more about water freight policy or how to get involved, please contact Alexandra Herdman.

Critical Supply Group’s UK Supply Survey is now open

The Critical Supply Group has launched its UK Supply Survey and is looking for responses from UK companies, supplying, or capable of supplying, Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sectors to raise visibility, develop commercial connections and support stronger UK supply chains across for the country’s 13 CNI sectors.

The surveys findings will be published in a national report, providing an overview of UK capability and identifying opportunities for growth across critical sectors.

Complete the UK Supply Survey here, before the deadline on 21 May.

Average EU and UK forecourt prices

Please find the average EU and UK forecourt prices here.