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HGV driver facility statistics announced
Transport Focus has released the first set of results of a new survey focussing on lorry drivers’ experience of using roadside facilities on roads managed by National Highways.
The survey has identified that capacity and safety of lorry parking are the top priorities for drivers. Only 37 per cent of drivers surveyed were satisfied with the number of available stopping places in the UK, reflecting a similar view from logistics and coach businesses, of which only 22 per cent were satisfied.
Michelle Gardner, Logistics UK's Deputy Director – Policy said: “Logistics UK continues to push for a greater government focus on the issue of parking and driver facilities, including the continuation of match funding to improve sites, greater emphasis on the importance of rest stops in the planning system and a requirement for new infrastructure schemes to consider the need for new and better facilities.”
These results are supported by the Department for Transport’s most recent lorry parking survey, which reveals a growing gap between demand and supply. An average of 21,234 lorries require parking each night - nearly 4,500 more than the current capacity of managed sites.
The full results of the survey are available here… Lorry Driver Facilities Survey - Transport Focus
Published On: 21/11/2024 15:00:00
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Government launches new consultation on east-west rail
The government launched a consultation on east-west rail on 14 November to seek views on the future of the route.
Whilst the consultation mostly focuses on passenger journeys, it explores the potential for additional rail freight services. The consultation notes that the likely demand for additional freight services would depend on further investment in infrastructure beyond East West Rail.
Within the current proposals, and without additional investment beyond the project, East West Rail would allow for:
• up to two new freight services per day in each direction from Felixstowe via Cambridge through to Oxford and beyond.
• up to two new freight services per day in each direction from Southampton via Oxford, Bletchley and onto the West Coast Main Line once the first phase of East West Rail is complete.
• up to ten additional freight services per day in each direction between Oxford and Milton Keynes – connecting onto the West Coast Main Line – once East West Rail is fully operational.
The consultation states that even with the limited uplift in freight services made possible by East West Rail, this could replace up to an estimated 250,000 lorry journeys every year, which would be around 980 lorry journeys per day. The consultation closes on 24 January.
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