UK export market share hits new low

摘要

Uk-registered HGVs' share of the international road freight market has fallen to an all-time low of just 13% (2014: 15%), according to the DfT. In the year to the end of June, there were 2.3 million journeys recorded from the UK to the continent by HGVs - up 10% on the previous 12 months. Of these, UK-registered vehicles accounted for just 304,000 trips - down 4% - while foreign-registered vehicles' share increased by 12%. Combined with 705,000 unaccompanied trailers - up 6% on the previous 12 months - the total number of road goods vehicles travelling from the UK to the continent in the year was up 9%, exceeding the pre-recession peak of 2.9 million in 2007.