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Logistics UK calls for government to review the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme

The government should review its Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme – aimed at rail and inland water freight transport – and adapt it to become more accommodating for water, as well as rail operators, Logistics UK has said.

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Transport Decarbonisation Plan has proved a gamechanger, says Logistics UK

One year ago, the Department for Transport (DfT) published its eagerly awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan.

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Members urged to complete Logistics Performance Tracker survey

Logistics UK is encouraging its members to complete its latest quarterly Logistics Performance Tracker Survey, to help it take the temperature of the logistics sector during a time of rising costs and supply chain disruption.

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New roundtable format Rail Council well received by members

Logistics UK’s Rail Council met in person for a day’s discussion and debate in London recently (30 June 2022).

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New van market suffers half-year decline following supply chain shortages

The new van market in the UK declined for the sixth consecutive month in June, falling by almost a quarter (23%), according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Fuel tax cut vital to remove inflationary pressures on delivery costs, says Logistics UK

As the inflationary pressures on business costs continue to soar, Logistics UK has called on Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi MP to take decisive action to protect the nation’s supply chain and prevent price rises in all sectors with the immediate introduction of a 6p per litre reduction in Fuel Duty.

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Transport Committee launches probe into self-driving vehicles

Self-driving vehicles have been attracting an increasing level of interest from both business and the public recently, and their development is now attracting the attention of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee.

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Nominations for Logistics UK’s Van Awards 2022 close in one more week

Nominations for Logistics UK’s Van Awards 2022 will close in a little over a week (Friday 15 July 2022), and with competition stiff across the sector, the business group is urging all operators to apply without delay for the chance to be recognised as the best in the industry.

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Logistics UK chief tells minister he is disappointed by Transport Committee’s report

David Wells, Logistics UK’s Chief Executive, has written to Transport Minister Trudy Harrison MP to express his disappointment at many of the conclusions of the Transport Select Committee’s recent report on the road freight supply chain.

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First hydrogen electric truck launched in UK

Road freight operators looking to decarbonise the heavier end of their fleet now have another option open to them – the first hydrogen fuel cell-supported HGV to be manufactured, designed and produced in the UK.

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Do not neglect your workplace pensions duties, regulator urges UK employers

Following the withdrawal of the government’s COVID-19 support for businesses, The Pensions Regulator (TPR), the body tasked with protecting the UK’s workplace pensions, has urged UK employers not to neglect their workplace pensions duties.

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Environment Secretary and Mayor clash over charging for Greater Manchester CAZ

Following proposals from Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester (pictured left), to drop plans to charge motorists to enter the city’s Clean Air Zone, the government has said it wants to retain charges for entering Manchester’s city centre.

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Only a week remains until Next Generation Van 2022

There are just seven days remaining until Logistics UK’s eagerly-awaited Next Generation Van event, to be held in Coventry on 7 July 2022.

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Logistics UK urges members to respond to TfL survey ahead of DVS tightening

Logistics UK is urging its members to respond to a Transport for London (TfL) survey before the transport body moves to implement the next phase of its Direct Vision Standard (DVS).

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Axing of plug-in car grant does not affect vans, Logistics UK reassures members

The surprise announcement from the government last week (14 June 2022), that it will end the plug-in car grant (PiCG) for new car sales with immediate effect will not affect the plug-in grant for vans, Logistics UK has reassured its members.

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Logistics UK welcomes government consultation on reforming the HGV levy

Logistics UK welcomed the government’s publication earlier this week (20 June 2022) of its consultation on reforming the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) levy.

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Logistics UK calls for its members to respond to DfT Longer Heavier Vehicles survey

Logistics UK members are being urged to respond to a survey which will inform a Department for Transport (DfT) feasibility study looking at trialling Longer Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) in Great Britain.

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Logistics UK chief calls for Fuel Duty cut review

In the face of ever rising fuel costs for operators, David Wells, Chief Executive, Logistics UK, has fired the starting gun on a campaign for a further cut in Fuel Duty.

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Vehicle crime tops agenda at Van Policy Working Group

Logistics UK’s Van Policy Working Group held its first in person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic in Coventry earlier this week (14 June 2022).

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Future of Freight plan is a positive step forward, says Logistics UK

Transport Minister Trudy Harrison MP launched the government’s long-awaited Future of Freight plan to a packed conference session at Multimodal 2022 yesterday (15 June 2022).

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