{"value":{"id":1359637,"askingMemberId":413,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-10-15T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-10-20T00:00:00","uin":"56792","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an environmental impact assessment has been undertaken on the number of additional journeys that will result from the introduction of a 32 tonne limit on volumetric mobile plants.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4593,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-10-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The standard weight limits applicable to four-axle rigid vehicles is 32 tonnes. In 2017, the Government published the response to a consultation relating to specialised vehicle testing in which it was asked whether volumetric mobile plants (VCMs) should be permitted to exceed the standard 32-tonne weight limit for vehicles of their design.</p><p>Vehicle weight limits are necessary to maintain the integrity of road structures and ensure vehicles are not overloaded, presenting a danger to other road users. No environmental impact assessment has been undertaken; however, an impact assessment was conducted at the time of the regulatory change, which included these factors, and is available online.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1359637","method":"GET"}]}