Consultation outcome: Increasing the weight limit for fuel tankers
Seeking views on a proposal to temporarily increase the weight of fuel tankers.

class=gem-c-govspeak govuk-govspeak gem-c-govspeak--direction-ltr govuk-!-margin-bottom-0> December 2024 update
Government is no longer proceeding with this proposal.
The government intends to progress this proposal for use in times of fuel supply shortage in addition to measures already available.
The exemption will be temporary, lasting no longer than 4 to 5 weeks at a time. There are currently no plans to make the maximum permissible weight limit a permanent change.
Implementing the proposal requires changes to legislation. Government will, therefore, seek legal powers to make the necessary changes when Parliamentary time allows.
As this policy has an impact on local authorities, the relevant government departments will, in due course, further assess the funding required as part of the new burdens doctrine so that additional costs can be measured.
Original consultation Summary Seeking views on a proposal to temporarily increase the weight of fuel tankers. This consultation ran from9:30am on 5 April 2023 to 11:45pm on 17 May 2023 Consultation descriptionWe 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.
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