Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of potential hazards involved in the roadside recovery of electric and hybrid electric vehicles on recovery operators and road safety.

In 2020 the Department for Transport commissioned Horiba MIRA, a leading global provider of automotive engineering and research services, to investigate the potential hazards involved in the roadside recovery of electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Horiba MIRA were also commissioned to produce a guidance document to help industry understand the potential risks and develop appropriate training and procedures for the roadside recovery of electric and hybrid electric vehicles.

The guidance document was published in March 2022 and can be found online at GOV.UK by accessing the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recovery-operators-working-with-electric-vehicles.