Review of the Vehicle Recovery Legislation

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Closes 4 Dec 2026

Questions

1. Do you support the proposed 31% uplift to statutory removal, storage and disposal fees based on inflation?
(Required)
2. Do you support uplifting the current flat ferry fee by 31% in line with inflation?
(Required)
3. Do you agree that a time-based charge should be introduced to reflect the impact of ferry delays and waiting times?
(Required)
4. Do you support the proposed hourly rates set out under Ferry Cost Recovery?
(Required)
5. Do you agree that the final charging framework should make further provision for the circumstances in which ferry-related vehicle recoveries give rise to additional operational complexity or costs?
(Required)
6. Do you support replacing the flat mileage rate with a tiered rate based on the maximum authorised mass (MAM) of the vehicle being recovered?
(Required)
7. Do you agree that the proposed mileage rates fairly reflect the cost of operating larger or more specialist vehicles?
(Required)
8. Subject to compliance with all applicable statutory consultation requirements, including section 134(8) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, do you agree that future routine reviews of the statutory charging framework should be undertaken through a more streamlined process, based on targeted stakeholder engagement, evidence gathering and impact assessment, with full public consultation reserved for more substantive changes to policy or legislation?
(Required)
9. Do you foresee any unintended consequences or risks arising from the proposed changes (e.g. increased vehicle abandonment)?
(Required)
10. Do you have any views on how any unintended consequences or risks arising from the proposed changes could be mitigated?
11. Are there any other issues you feel should be considered that have not been covered in the other questions?
Please provide any additional comments.