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Petition · past parliament

Ban Heavy Goods Vehicles From Overtaking At Peak Times On Motorways

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Let's stop these HGVs clogging up the motorways and clogging up the road networks. These vehicles can take miles to overtake and the knock on effects on normal traffic is horrendous

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Stop speed restricted vehicles from overtaking during peak hours on motorways

Timeline

19 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
28 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Mar 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.