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Logistics UK backs call for motorists to plan ahead, as Operation Brock is reinstated

Logistics UK, which is a member of the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF), a partnership of organisations and agencies, is backing the KRF's call for motorists to plan their journeys in advance to help avoid any unnecessary delays as Operation Brock returns to the M20 on Sunday (11 December 2022).

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DVSA services to be impacted during strike action starting next week

Driving tests and other services offered via the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) are likely to be affected by industrial strike action over the next two months.

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Logistics UK announces new Head of Trade and Devolution

Logistics UK announced the appointment of Nichola Mallon as Head of Trade and Devolved Policy within its highly experienced policy team earlier this week (5 December 2022).

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Logistics UK calls for operators of EVs to share their stories

Are you an operator who has already transitioned part or all of your van fleet to electric vehicles? Or perhaps you have paused your transition to EVs owing to operational or other reasons?

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Transport manager uses his loaf to scoop Logistics UK award

Logistics UK announced the winner of its first ever national Transport Manager of the Year competition last week (1 December 2022).

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Logistics UK broadly backs ULEZ expansion, but asks for flexibility

Last week’s announcement (25 November 2022) that London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will expand to include all boroughs from August 2023, will provide an opportunity for operators within the capital to take active steps to plan vehicle replacement or upgrades, Logistics UK has said.

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Bath engages with Logistics UK members over its proposed CAZ charges

Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES) met with Logistics UK earlier today (1 December 2022), ahead of a public consultation on whether to charge Euro VI HGVs £50 a day to enter its Clean Air Zone (CAZ).

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Winners of Logistics UK’s Van Awards eye top prize

The seven winners of Logistics UK’s Van Awards 2022, announced in September, are now anxiously awaiting the big reveal of who will be named Van Business of the Year at Logistics UK’s glittering Logistics Awards to take place next week (8 December 2022) at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.

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Logistics UK launches its second Compliance Report

Logistics UK launched its second Compliance Report at the final Transport Manager conference for 2022 in Coventry earlier today (1 December 2022).

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DfT’s commitment to decarbonisation is unwavering, senior official tells delegates

It was a packed room and packed agenda at the Delivering Decarbonisation conference in London, earlier this week (22 November 2022), as senior leaders from across the industry gathered to discuss one of the most pressing issues facing the sector.

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Logistics workers deserve access to decent facilities, says Logistics UK

Following the announcement of a £100m boost to roadside facilities from the Department for Transport today (24 November 2022), Logistics UK’s Policy Director, Kate Jennings, has said that Logistics UK’s members and their employees deserve access to hygiene and rest facilities enjoyed by workers in other sectors of the UK economy.

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Fuel Duty increase would stifle economy, Logistics UK chief warns

A potential 23% increase in Fuel Duty, which equates to an additional 12p per litre of petrol or diesel at the pumps, hidden in the content of the Office of Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) Report on Fiscal Responsibility and published on the day of the Autumn Statement last week (17 November 2022), would be a body blow to the logistics industry if introduced, Logistics UK has said.

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Removal of VED relief on EV vans sends the wrong signal, says Logistics UK

There was plenty of good news for the logistics industry in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week (17 November 2022) – the commitments to continued road and rail infrastructure, innovation as a growth priority and carbon reduction to name but three.

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Van registrations fall by a fifth, but share of BEVs doubles

Light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations were at their lowest since 2013, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) earlier this month (4 November 2022).

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Chancellor’s measures could stifle the switch to green energy, says Logistics UK

Given an inflation rate of 11.1%, soaring energy prices and falling living standards, the Autumn Statement delivered by the Chancellor today (pictured above right) has been eagerly awaited by business groups, promising as it does to usher in a new era of tax rises and public spending cuts to help plug the UK’s £50bn ‘fiscal black hole’.

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Euro 7 changes must be economically viable, says Logistics UK

Logistics UK has responded to the European Commission’s announcement last week (10 November 2022) that it proposes to launch new Euro 7 standards, by saying that the new requirements must be both sustainable and economically viable.

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Logistics UK opposes plans for Bath to charge Euro VI HGVs entry

Logistics UK has opposed proposed charges for Euro VI HGVs to pay to enter the Bath Clean Air Zone (CAZ), should a new charging order be approved.

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Electric vehicles: emerging risks and how to manage them

The deadline for achieving net zero emissions by 2050, and the government’s proposal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, are driving manufacturers to invest in the production of zero emission vehicles.

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Fuel and energy measures would keep the economy moving, Logistics UK tells Chancellor

A dynamic mechanism to hold tax revenues flat, involving a cut in Fuel Duty while prices rise, would provide logistics businesses with financial stability and prevent additional inflationary pressure on the economy, Logistics UK has said.

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Logistics UK urges members to share their feedback on operating within Clean Air Zones

Now that the UK’s first four Clean Air Zones are in operation in Bath, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Bradford, and with Bristol's going live on Monday 28 November, Logistics UK is keen to hear from members who are happy to share their experiences of what it is like to operate within them.

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