📋 Tender Overview
The government proposes that the Freight Transport Act be amended so that in future it requires a permit if you transport goods under 11 kg per. general cargo in vans.The Approval Act currently provides vans between 2000 kg and 3500 kg which deliver smaller packages or goods of a maximum of 11 kg per. general cargo possibility to be exempted from the permit requirement. The government will now abolish the so-called 11 kg rule among other things on the basis of wishes from the industry.- The current licensing system is not optimal for national transport. Based on requests from several parties I have now proposed to abolish the 11 kg rule so that all national transport in vans between 2000 kg and 3500 kg in future will be covered by the permit requirement no matter how small packages or general cargo the vans transport. That way we make it the same for everyone and prevent the rules from being circumvented says Minister of Transport Benny Engelbrecht.The amendment is based on a statement on the licensing scheme for vans in which the 11 kg rule i.a. being evaluated. The permit scheme was adopted in 2018. The abolition of the 11 kg rule also aims to make the rules in van areas more simple and transparent as in future no distinction will be made between the size of the goods that the vans transport.The abolition of the 11 kg rule will be implemented by an amendment to the Freight Transport Act which will be submitted in the autumn.
