Government Policy

GM Clean Air Zone Financial Support Scheme ...

Dec 07, 2021Comments off

Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Financial Support Scheme is now open for applications from locally registered heavy goods vehicle (HGV) owners who could be affected by

RED Driver Risk Management hits out at Gove...

Dec 06, 2021Comments off

Government dithering over new towing rules is leaving trained drivers unable to carry out their duties, and hitting businesses just when they need capacity most.

The electrification of transport is happeni...

Nov 29, 2021Comments off

There’s no longer any doubt that electric vehicles represent the future of transport. Based on strong sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe so far

Business groups raise concerns over January...

Nov 25, 2021Comments off

Operators handling goods entering the UK from the continent should not be complacent about the scale of the changes coming into force on 1 January,

Understanding the impact of today’s EV fi...

Nov 24, 2021Comments off

Despite a lot of attention being paid to it, the electric vehicle market is still relatively small – pure EVs had a 6.6% market share

UK confirms pledge for zero-emission HGVs b...

Nov 11, 2021Comments off

All new heavy goods vehicles in the UK will be zero-emission by 2040, the UK government has confirmed today (10 November 2021). This, combined with the UK’s 2030 phase out

AA reaction to Transport Committee report o...

Nov 02, 2021Comments off

Today, the Transport Committee calls on the Department for Transport and National Highways to: Retrofit emergency refuge areas to existing all-lane running Smart Motorways to

Transport sector gives mixed response to Au...

Nov 01, 2021Comments off

The RHA has welcomed moves to help the transport and logistics sector contained in the government’s Autumn Budget which it said were “campaigning wins for

Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener

Oct 20, 2021Comments off

The government has published its strategy to achieve the decarbonisation in all UK sectors by 2050. Last year, the Prime Minister set out his 10 point

Transport Minister hails start of COP26 ele...

Oct 19, 2021Comments off

Transport minister Trudy Harrison MP (Mon 18th Oct) has signalled her support for a unique electric bus tour from London to Glasgow to celebrate low