News / UK cabotage rules may be lifted, but would 'outsource' haulage, say critics

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The UK government has launched a one-week consultation on its proposal to relax cabotage restriction on freight HGV drivers, despite mounting opposition from the haulage industry.

Under the proposal, foreign drivers arriving in the country with a laden truck would be allowed to spend two weeks in the UK performing an unlimited number of domestic deliveries, also known as cabotage operations.

Currently, non-UK drivers are allowed to perform just two cabotage runs within a week after delivering a Europe-UK shipment.

The Department for ...