2024-03-202023/24:TU9 · p.8TUTransport & infrastructure

Exemption for Certain Vehicle Transports

What's at stake: The decision affects transport companies and professional drivers handling heavy and oversized loads, such as mobile cranes, and how responsibility for granting exemptions is divided between the national road authority and municipalities. It also affects road safety.

Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.

What the vote decides

The question is whether the state should grant new exemptions and centralize permit handling for heavy vehicle transports, or whether the current restrictive practice and EU-harmonized rules should remain unchanged.

Yes Yes — the committee proposal

The Committee rejects the motions, noting that the rules on professional driver competence and exemptions are restrictive for road-safety reasons, though they may be adjusted as new methods for medical assessment are developed. The Committee otherwise sees limited scope, beyond EU harmonization, to introduce new national requirements or relaxations, and considers there is currently no reason for further action.

No No — the reservations

Reservation 8 (C)

(C) wants the national road authority to be given overall responsibility for handling exemptions for transports of mobile cranes and other heavy vehicles, replacing today's divided handling between the road authority and municipalities, in order to simplify the rules and increase the benefit for the industry and its customers.

Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.

VSMPCLKDMSD
YesNoAbstainAbsent

What do the votes mean here?

Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).

No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 8 by C.

Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.

What each plan points to — and how the party voted

For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.

PlanVoteConfidenceEvidence
VNoYes 18/0/0/6departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
SNoYes 91/0/0/15departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MPNoYes 15/0/0/3departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
Cown reservationNoNo 0/21/0/3follows the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
LNoYes 11/0/0/5departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
KDNoYes 15/0/0/4departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MNoYes 58/0/0/10departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
SDNoYes 62/0/0/10departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed

Committee proposal

Parliament rejects the motions 2023/24:414 by Thomas Morell et al. (SD) provision 10 and 2023/24:2465 by Ulrika Heie et al. (C) provision 46.

Original (Swedish)

Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2023/24:414 av Thomas Morell m.fl. (SD) yrkande 10 och 2023/24:2465 av Ulrika Heie m.fl. (C) yrkande 46.

Riksdag decision: Parliament said no to approximately 40 proposals in motions on various commercial transport and taxi issues from the ordinary motion period of 2023. The motions deal, among other things, with supervision, inspection and review. Parliament refers, among other things, to planned or already taken measures. And ongoing investigation and preparation work.

Counter-proposals

Plan vs actual vote

Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.

VVänsterpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan does not address exemptions for mobile cranes or heavy special transports.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan does not address exemptions for mobile cranes or heavy special transports. The closest principle is that decisions should be taken at the level the problem requires and that an overly fragmented arrangement undermines coherent policy, which argues for unified agency responsibility. However, the plan wants to steer heavy transports to rail and shipping, so the support is weakly founded.

Original (Swedish)

Planen behandlar inte dispenser för mobilkranar eller tunga specialtransporter. Närmast liggande princip är att beslut ska fattas på den nivå som problemet kräver och att en alltför splittrad ordning undergräver en sammanhållen politik, vilket talar för samlat myndighetsansvar. Planen vill dock styra tunga transporter till järnväg och sjöfart, så stödet är svagt underbyggt.

  • decision level according to problem typedecisive»Politiska beslut måste fattas på olika nivåer beroende på vilka problem« (party programme ↗)“Political decisions must be taken at different levels depending on what problems”
  • coherent policy over fragmentation»men en alltför långtgående decentralisering av den politiska makten undergräver möjligheterna att föra en sammanhållen politik för rättvisa och jämlikhet.« (party programme ↗)“but an overly extensive decentralization of political power undermines the possibility of pursuing a coherent policy for justice and equality.”
  • freight to rail»Tunga transporter behöver styras till järnväg och hållbar sjöfart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Heavy transports need to be directed to rail and sustainable shipping.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

SSocialdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan says nothing about exemption handling for mobile cranes or responsibility division between traffic authorities.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan says nothing about exemption handling for mobile cranes or responsibility division between traffic authorities. The closest principle is that the rules for business enterprise shall be clear and comprehensible and that slow permission processes shall be sped up. Collecting exception handling with one authority follows from that principle, but the evidence is weak.

Original (Swedish)

Planen säger ingenting om dispenshantering för mobilkranar eller ansvarsfördelning mellan trafikmyndigheter. Den närmast liggande principen är att reglerna för företagsamheten ska vara tydliga och överskådliga och att långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på. Att samla undantagshanteringen hos en myndighet följer av den principen, men underlaget är svagt.

  • clear rules for business enterprisedecisive»Reglerna för företagsamheten ska vara tydliga och överskådliga.« (party programme ↗)“The rules for business enterprise shall be clear and comprehensible.”
  • faster permission processes»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Slow permission processes shall be sped up.”
  • functioning infrastructure»Ett framgångsrikt näringsliv kräver en väl fungerande infrastruktur.« (party programme ↗)“A successful business requires well-functioning infrastructure.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

MPMiljöpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan says nothing about how permits for mobile cranes and other heavy vehicles should be handled between authorities.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan says nothing about how permits for mobile cranes and other heavy vehicles should be handled between authorities. The closest principle is that unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active regulatory simplification work and that business shall be given long-term and stable rules, which speaks for collecting the handling with one authority. The plan simultaneously requires that traffic safety is maintained, so the simplification shall not come at the expense of safety requirements.

Original (Swedish)

Planen säger ingenting om hur dispenser för mobilkranar och andra tunga fordon ska hanteras mellan myndigheter. Närmast liggande princip är att onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete och att näringslivet ska ges långsiktiga och stabila spelregler, vilket talar för att samla hanteringen hos en myndighet. Planen kräver samtidigt att trafiksäkerheten upprätthålls, så förenklingen får inte gå ut över säkerhetskraven.

  • active regulatory simplification workdecisive»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active”
  • long-term rules for business»Näringslivet ska ges långsiktiga« (party programme ↗)“Business shall be given long-term”
  • maintained traffic safety»och trafiksäkerhet upprätthålls.« (party programme ↗)“and traffic safety is maintained.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

CCenterpartietNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The plan wants to clear out the regulatory maze for entrepreneurs and remove unnecessary bureaucracy, and requires that state authorities cooperate.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants to clear out the regulatory maze for entrepreneurs and remove unnecessary bureaucracy, and requires that state authorities cooperate. To concentrate responsibility for permits for mobile cranes and other heavy transport with one authority instead of spreading it among several is precisely such a simplification for companies. The plan does not mention permit handling specifically, which is why the support is derived.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer och bland överflödig byråkrati, och kräver att statliga myndigheter samverkar. Att samla ansvaret för dispenser för mobilkranar och andra tunga transporter hos en myndighet i stället för att dela det mellan flera är precis en sådan förenkling för företagen. Planen nämner inte dispenshanteringen specifikt, varför stödet är härlett.

  • regulatory simplification for businessdecisive»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clear out the regulatory maze for entrepreneurs, large and small.”
  • reduce bureaucracy»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall clear out unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”
  • authorities must cooperate»Statliga myndigheter måste samverka och arbeta marksnålt när man tar ny mark i anspråk för väg, tåg, el, etc.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“State authorities must cooperate and work efficiently when new land is taken for roads, railways, electricity, etc.”
  • faster permitting»Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is time to halve the time it takes to get permits for green investments”
LLiberalernaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan says that politics' task is to quickly remove obstacles for businesses and that processing of permits should be simplified, while regulatory burden on small businesses shall decrease.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan says that politics' task is to quickly remove obstacles for businesses and that processing of permits should be simplified, while regulatory burden on small businesses shall decrease. That gathering dispensing for heavy transports with one authority instead of spreading it across several is precisely such a simplification. However, the question is not addressed in the plan, so the conclusion is derived.

Original (Swedish)

Planen säger att politikens uppgift är att snabbt undanröja hinder för företag och att handläggningen av tillstånd bör förenklas, samtidigt som regelbördan för små företag ska minska. Att samla dispenshanteringen för tunga transporter hos en myndighet i stället för att sprida den på flera är just en sådan förenkling. Frågan är dock inte behandlad i planen, så slutsatsen är härledd.

  • simplified permit processingdecisive»handläggning av olika slags tillstånd skulle förenkla för företagare« (party programme ↗)“handling of different kinds of permits would simplify for business owners”
  • remove obstacles for businesses»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task must be to quickly remove obstacles”
  • reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden on small businesses shall decrease”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

KDKristdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan requires that bureaucracy and complicated rules are counteracted and that new laws are tested from a small business perspective.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan requires that bureaucracy and complicated rules are counteracted and that new laws are tested from a small business perspective. The counter-proposal wants to consolidate the handling of exemptions for mobile cranes and other heavy transport with one authority instead of several, which is precisely such a regulatory simplification. According to the plan, the subsidiarity principle is both a near and a far principle, so consolidated state handling does not contradict it when the task is suitable for it. However, the plan does not address exemption handling, so the foundation is weak.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver att byråkrati och krångliga regler motverkas och att tillkommande lagar prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv. Motförslaget vill samla hanteringen av dispenser för mobilkranar och andra tunga transporter hos en myndighet i stället för flera, vilket är just en sådan regelförenkling. Subsidiaritetsprincipen är enligt planen både en när- och en fjärrprincip, så en samlad statlig hantering strider inte mot den när uppgiften lämpar sig för det. Planen berör dock inte frågan om dispenshantering, varför underlaget är svagt.

  • regulatory simplification for businessesdecisive»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv« (party programme ↗)“New laws should be tested from a small business perspective”
  • the right power at the right place»Subsidiaritetsprincipen är således ingen renodlad decentraliseringsprincip, utan både en när- och fjärrprincip« (party programme ↗)“The subsidiarity principle is thus not a pure decentralisation principle, but both a near and a far principle”
  • freight transport is needed»Lastbilen utgör en nödvändig del av transportsystemet« (party programme ↗)“Lorries are a necessary part of the transport system”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

MModeraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan promises to remove one third of red tape, that it should be easy to do right and that authorities' processing times are shortened with an outer time limit.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan promises to remove one third of red tape, that it should be easy to do right and that authorities' processing times are shortened with an outer time limit. Consolidating the permit handling for mobile cranes and other heavy vehicles with one central authority instead of dividing it among several is exactly such a simplification. The plan also wants important road corridors to handle heavier transport.

Original (Swedish)

Planen lovar att ta bort en tredjedel av regelkrånglet, att det ska vara lätt att göra rätt och att myndigheternas handläggningstider kortas med en bortre tidsgräns. Att samla dispenshanteringen för mobilkranar och andra tunga fordon hos en central myndighet i stället för att dela den mellan flera är precis en sådan förenkling. Planen vill också att viktiga vägstråk klarar tyngre transporter.

  • reduced red tapedecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one third of companies' administrative costs and one third of red tape”
  • shorter processing times»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten authorities' processing times with an outer time limit”
  • easy to do right»Där det är lätt att göra rätt – för att en tredjedel av regelkrånglet tagits bort.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where it is easy to do right – because one third of the red tape has been removed.”
  • conditions for heavy transport»Dessutom behöver viktiga vägstråk stärkas så att de klarar tyngre lastbilar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, important road corridors need to be strengthened so they can handle heavier trucks.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

SDSverigedemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The counter-proposal wants to consolidate permit handling with one authority instead of today's divided handling, to simplify for the industry.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The counter-proposal wants to consolidate permit handling with one authority instead of today's divided handling, to simplify for the industry. The plan wants precisely to merge authorities and streamline public operations, work for deregulation and have authorities perform a supporting rather than hindering function for businesses. The demand for more efficient and more predictable permitting processes points in the same direction.

Original (Swedish)

Motförslaget vill samla dispenshanteringen hos en myndighet i stället för dagens delade hantering, för att förenkla för branschen. Planen vill just slå samman myndigheter och renodla offentliga verksamheter, verka för regelförenkling och att myndigheterna får en stödjande snarare än hindrande funktion för företagen. Kravet på effektivare och mer förutsägbara tillståndsprocesser pekar åt samma håll.

  • consolidate responsibility at fewer authoritiesdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill också slå samman myndigheter och renodla offentliga verksamheter där det är möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats also want to merge authorities and streamline public operations where possible.”
  • deregulation for business»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for deregulation and relieve small enterprises of administrative burden”
  • supporting authorities»Myndigheterna får inte bli företagens fiender som sätter käppar i hjulen utan måste få en mer stödjande funktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Authorities must not become businesses' enemies who put obstacles in the way but must have a more supporting function.”
  • predictable permitting processes»Effektivisera och öka förutsägbarheten i tillståndsprocesserna för gruvnäring, elnätsutbyggnad och industri« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make permitting processes more efficient and increase predictability for mining, electricity network expansion and industry”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

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Source: The Swedish Parliament