Context: Study of the feasibility of conducting a trial of LHVs in the UK
Notes:
If you are not the best person in your company to complete this survey, you may simply forward the original email with the link to the relevant person.
This survey is best completed on a computer or tablet. It can be completed on a phone, but some questions may display oddly.
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned WSP, Apollo Vehicle Safety and Risk Solutions to undertake a feasibility study of whether a national trial of Longer Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) could be conducted and if so, how would such a trial be designed.
For this study, LHVs up to 25.25m and 50 or 60 tonnes GVW are being considered.
(Current regulations limit vehicles to 18.75m and 44 tonnes)
This survey is designed for OPERATORS of existing HGVs, to assess the potential demand for such LHVs in the short and longer term.
The survey seeks views from operators who would be interested in operating LHVs, but also those who would not be interested so that we can assess the rationale in both cases.
At question 5, if you state in the early questions that you have no interest in LHVs then you will be able to give your reasons and then leave the survey. These 'not interested' responses are as important to the study as those from operators who would consider taking up LHVs.
If you continue to the end of the survey - in the light of all your previous responses - we will ask for an indication of the potential maximum NUMBER of LHVs you could envisage using in your operations.
The full survey has 20 questions and should take around 20 minutes to complete.
All individual responses to this survey will be held privately by the study team in compliance with GDPR regulations and individual data will not be revealed to DfT, who will only receive summary outputs.
Many thanks
LHV Trial Feasibility Study Team:
Chris Douglas WSP
Jason Smallwood WSP
Iain Knight Apollo Vehicle Safety
Paul Brand Risk Solutions