Speaking on the launch of the ULEZ expansion consultation, Natalie Chapman, Logistics UK’s Head of Policy – South, comments:
“Industry is fully committed to introducing cleaner vehicles however, recent challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic have slowed the supply of these vehicles. Until they are available, Logistics UK is urging TfL to consider mitigations – such as those currently being implemented by councils that have introduced Clean Air Zones (CAZs) – for those that have ordered, and are awaiting the delivery of, these cleaner vehicles. We must ensure London’s business and homes continue to be supplied with the goods they need.”
Logistics UK is one of the UK’s leading business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With COVID-19, Brexit, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, sea and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. For more information about the organisation and its work, including its ground-breaking research into the impacts of COVID-19 on the whole supply chain, please visit logistics.org.uk
