Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the adequacy of current legislation relating to the accountability of corporate entities that benefit from transport operations involving (a) vehicles, (b) trailers or (c) load configurations that do not comply with statutory Construction and Use Regulations.

The Department for Transport takes compliance with vehicle, trailer and load safety requirements seriously. Existing legislation provides enforcement powers and sanctions where statutory requirements are breached. We keep the effectiveness of the legislative framework under review, but there are currently no plans to undertake a specific review of the accountability of corporate entities who use transport operators in relation to breaches of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations.

Where operators fail to comply with relevant legal requirements, Traffic Commissioners may take action against their operator licence, including curtailment, suspension or revocation.