Annex A
CABOTAGE PENETRATION RATE
1. The cabotage penetration rate is a measure
of the cabotage activity undertaken by foreign operators.
2. For the UK, it is defined as:
tonne-kilometres moved, by foreign-operated vehicles,
in the UK where goods are both loaded and unloaded in the UK
national transport, ie tonne-kilometres moved
by UK-registered vehicles in the UK
3. The results from the cabotage survey
indicate that the current cabotage penetration rate is about
0.06 per cent. This is a similar order of magnitude to the
estimate of 0.05 per cent in 1997, based on EC data derived from
authorisation permits.
4. In calculating this rate, the number
of foreign-registered vehicles has been used as a proxy for the
number of foreign-operated vehicles. Additionally, it has been
assumed that:
— the number of foreign-registered
vehicles entering the UK is 850,000 per annum. This is based on
the quarterly mean of 209,000 foreign-registered vehicles leaving
the UK, for the four quarters ending Q3 1999 (source: Ro-Ro Enquiry);
— tonne-kilometres moved by UK-registered
vehicles in the UK is 155,431 million—the figure recorded
by CSRGT in 1998.
Each of these assumption has been tested for
sensitivity but none has a significant effect on the overall estimate.
The estimated rate is based on a total sample
of 1019 foreign registered vehicles. Twenty-seven vehicles working
for foreign operators reported undertaking cabotage.
Table 1:
VEHICLES, DRIVERS AND OPERATORS BY COUNTRY
| | Country of registration of vehicle
%
| Country of residence of driver
%
| Percentage Nationality of operator
%
|
| France | 33
| 30 | 32
|
| Netherlands | 20
| 11 | 15
|
| Belgium | 11
| 10 | 10
|
| United Kingdom | 0
| 21 | 10
|
| Ireland | 18
| 12 | 16
|
| Germany | 5
| 5 | 5
|
| Other | 14
| 11 | 13
|
| | 100
| 100 | 100
|
Table 2:
VEHICLES ENTERING THE UK BY NUMBER OF CONSIGNMENTS1 CARRIED
| Number of consignments | %
|
| 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 71 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4 or more | 8
|
| | 100
|
1 A consignment is a load of goods for delivery to a single
address.
Table 3:
VEHICLES BRINGING GOODS INTO THE UK (FOR UNLOADING) BY
COUNTRY OF REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE
| Country of registration | %
|
| France | 36
|
| Netherlands | 21
|
| Belgium | 12
|
| Ireland | 10
|
| Germany | 5
|
| Others | 15
|
| | 100
|
Note: Tables 4 and 5 relate to work carried out by foreign
operators.
Table 4:
CABOTAGE: VEHICLES LOADING AND UNLOADING CONSIGNMENTS
IN THE UK
| Number of consignments | %
|
| 0 | 97 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | —
|
| 4 or more | —
|
| | 100
|
Table 5:
VEHICLES CARRYING OUT CABOTAGE BY COUNTRY OF REGISTRATION
OF VEHICLE
| Country of registration | %
|
| France | 41
|
| Netherlands | 15
|
| Belgium | 15
|
| Ireland | 7
|
| Germany | 0
|
| Others | 221
|
| | 100
|
| Note: 1 Italy, Spain, Luxembourg. |
|
Table 6:
VEHICLES LEAVING WITH GOODS LOADED IN THE UK BY NUMBER
OF CONSIGNMENTS CARRIED
| Number of consignments | %
|
| 0 | 31 |
| 1 | 59 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 or more | 2
|
| | 100
|
Table 7:
VEHICLES TAKING GOODS OUT OF THE UK BY COUNTRY OF REGISTRATION
OF VEHICLE
| Country of registration | %
|
| France | 38
|
| Netherlands | 25
|
| Belgium | 10
|
| Ireland | 6
|
| Germany | 5
|
| Others | 17
|
| | 100
|
|
