Olympics will boost night-time deliveries

According to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), if businesses adopt best practice and work night-time deliveries into their long-term plans, the benefits of reduced transport costs, more reliable deliveries and lower emissions will far outweigh the initial costs and effort.

The FTA, in association with the Noise Abatement Society, has pioneered the development of quiet delivery techniques that could be used to allow deliveries to take place at times currently restricted due to planning or noise abatement reasons. It is intended that these be used during the Games period to allow more deliveries to take place at night.

Natalie Chapman, FTA’s head of Policy for London, said: "Following extensive trials with Sainsbury’s and our work with the Noise Abatement Society, we know that night-time deliveries don’t have to mean disturbance for local residents. What the Olympics and Paralympics events will do is effectively kick-start interest in adopting this practice. But our advice to business would be to take the long view: this is not a sprint but a long-distance event."

Chapman added that the FTA will be working with TfL and the ODA to ensure that the unique challenges presented to FTA members by the Games – essentially more freight to deliver and less time to deliver it in – are manageable.

Olympic Events in the London area will occur between Eton Dorney in the West, Hadleigh Farm in the East, Lee Valley in the North and Wimbledon in the South.

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