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Commercial transport electrification faces barriers

|Date: August 26, 2025

Commercial transport electrification faces barriers

Logistics UK has said the extension of the Plug-in Van and Truck Grant will subsidise the initial investm ...

Logistics UK has said the extension of the Plug-in Van and Truck Grant will subsidise the initial investment needed to purchase electric vehicles and provide clarity and reassurance for the sector tha ...

August 26, 2025
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HGV driver recruitment needs a jump-start

|Date: August 20, 2025

HGV driver recruitment needs a jump-start

The government’s latest employment data has shown unemployment is at its highest level since June 2021 an ...

The government’s latest employment data has shown unemployment is at its highest level since June 2021 and has increased to 4.7% in the three months to May. The announcement comes as business group Lo ...

August 20, 2025
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Industry benchmark raises confidence

|Date: July 17, 2025

Industry benchmark raises confidence

New industry maintenance benchmark is a “beacon of confidence” says Logistics UK. Designed to raise stand ...

New industry maintenance benchmark is a “beacon of confidence” says Logistics UK. Designed to raise standards and drive confidence across the unregulated commercial vehicle maintenance sector, governm ...

July 17, 2025
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Electric Vehicle operators penalised

|Date: June 05, 2025

Electric Vehicle operators penalised

Logistics UK has said the London Congestion Charge for electric vehicles will penalise operators, who cur ...

Logistics UK has said the London Congestion Charge for electric vehicles will penalise operators, who currently operate in the capital without facing a charge. Logistics UK has said Transport for Lond ...

June 05, 2025
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Logistics UK welcomes US/UK trade deal

|Date: May 12, 2025

Logistics UK welcomes US/UK trade deal

Logistics UK has said the logistics sector welcomes the agreement in principle, following the announcemen ...

Logistics UK has said the logistics sector welcomes the agreement in principle, following the announcement of the US/UK trade deal but awaits more detail with interest. Head of Trade and Devolved Poli ...

May 12, 2025
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Logistics UK praises industry benchmark

|Date: May 02, 2025

Logistics UK praises industry benchmark

Logistics UK has revealed, Government and industry have united to launch the Maintenance Provision Rating ...

Logistics UK has revealed, Government and industry have united to launch the Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS), which is designed to raise standards and drive confidence across the unregulate ...

May 02, 2025
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Logistics UK praises Plug-In Truck Grant extension

|Date: April 09, 2025

Logistics UK praises Plug-In Truck Grant extension

The Plug-In Truck Grant extension helps make the business case for green investment, says Logistics UK. R ...

The Plug-In Truck Grant extension helps make the business case for green investment, says Logistics UK. Responding to the announcement that the Plug-In Truck Grant has been extended for a further 12 m ...

April 09, 2025
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Logistics UK: issues linger despite shortages ease

|Date: March 21, 2025

Logistics UK: issues linger despite shortages ease

The number of HGV drivers in employment may have risen in the last quarter of 2024, according to the late ...

The number of HGV drivers in employment may have risen in the last quarter of 2024, according to the latest data from the Labour Force Survey (February, 2025) but business group Logistics UK is warnin ...

March 21, 2025
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