Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials

Carriage of Dangerous Goods

At City Link we are only permitted to carry Dangerous Goods that are officially classed as ‘Limited Quantities’ or ‘those that are otherwise officially ‘exempt’ as described by current legislation applicable during transit.

The ‘Shipper’, Consignor, or sender of the goods as duty holder bears legal responsibility for correctly identifying, packaging, marking and labelling all consignments containing any form of Dangerous Goods according to the requirements of the Law. Failure to do so may constitute a statutory offence.

‘Limited Quantity’ package labels are a neutral colour diamond shape containing the Specific UN number for the substance, preceded by the letters ‘UN’.
For packages containing substances with different UN numbers the limited quantity diamond labels showing each UN number may be substituted with diamond labels containing the letters ‘LQ’,(this applies to UK mainland road journeys only).

City Link will accept substances officially classed as ‘Limited Quantities’ and below are a few illustrations of some of the many ‘Limited quantity’ labels accepted. There are many more and each substance will have its own specific UN number. For advice and guidance on labelling requirements for Dangerous Goods please contact the City link Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (contact details at bottom of page).

Examples of those Accepted

 

Accepted goods

Example of those Not Accepted

 

Not accepted goods

As City Link is not an ADR licensed carrier, Full ADR ‘In Scope’ Dangerous Goods are not normally accepted in the network unless they are officially ‘exempt’ or unless special permission has been granted by the DGSA to carry certain items within the law. Packages will display coloured diamond labels identifying the Class of substance. For exemptions and special conditions where these goods may be accepted please consult the City Link DGSA in every case.

City Link does not carry any Dangerous Goods by Aircraft.

Dangerous Goods in ‘Limited Quantities’ to UK Offshore destinations

  • Dangerous Goods in ‘limited quantities’ or those officially ‘exempt’ that travel by ferry or sea crossing to United Kingdom offshore Islands are subject to the conditions of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code
  • The Current International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code is fully mandatory from 1st January 2010 and deliveries of Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities to UK Offshore destinations will be subject to a 24 hour delay to allow processing in line with the requirements of the regulations and Ferry Operators.
  •  UK Offshore Islands include (but are not limited to) Northern Ireland, The Republic of Ireland, The Channel Isles, The Isle of Man, The Isle of Wight, The Scilly Isles and The Scottish Islands including the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland.

The following documents and labels are required for each consignment of Dangerous Goods in ‘Limited Quantities’ to UK Offshore destinations.

  • A consignment note including a description of the goods
  • PDF A Dangerous Goods Declaration (PDF 34.8 KB) completed and signed by the sender
  • The original document must be given to the collecting driver and we recommend that a copy should be attached to the outside of each package.
  • A Limited Quantity Diamond label containing the correct UN Number preceded by the letters 'UN' must be displayed on two opposing sides of the package
  • Any label required by the regulations for ‘exempt’ Dangerous Goods
  • Any other label required by regulations applicable during transit.

Dangerous Goods in ‘limited quantities’ or those officially ‘exempt’ sent throughout the UK mainland (i.e. Road only Journeys to England, Scotland and Wales not involving ferries) require the following documentation:

  • A consignment note including a description of the goods
  • A Limited Quantity Diamond label containing the correct UN Number preceded by the letters 'UN' must be displayed on two opposing sides of the package
  • For packages containing substances with different UN numbers the limited quantity diamond labels showing each UN number may be substituted with diamond labels containing the letters ‘LQ’( This applies to UK mainland road journeys only)
  • Any label required by the regulations for ‘exempt’ Dangerous Goods
  • Any other label required by regulations applicable during transit

This information is provided only as a guide; it should not be regarded as legal advice.

The ‘Shipper’ or sender of the goods bears legal responsibility for correctly identifying, packaging, marking and labelling all consignments containing any form of Dangerous Goods.
For further guidelines please refer to our full PDFTerms and Conditions (PDF 146 KB)

Or please contact our Company Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor:

Steve Pain DGSA
Email: dgsa@city-link.co.uk

Tel: 07702 313 367 (09.00 - 17.30)
Tel: 07789 547 797 (out of office hours for emergencies only)