Department for Transport
Department for Transport: £93m for road up...
As part of the Government’s commitment to fuel the economic recovery from Covid-19, the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today (Saturday 30 January) pledged £93m for
£3million for coach services to meet Chr...
A support package worth up to £3million that will enable coach operators to provide additional scheduled services over the Christmas travel window, has today [Saturday 12th December] been announced by
Christmas travel measures
With more people likely to opt for personal rather than public transport due to the pandemic, coupled with a short 5-day Christmas window, seasonal travel
Consultation on next steps for more environ...
Longer goods vehicles that increase productivity and reduce haulier emission levels could become a permanent fixture on Britain’s roads as the Government today (Monday 9
DfT confirms 2019 casualties ‘broadly...
Evidence points towards Britain being in a period when the number of road fatalities is ‘broadly stable’ but not falling, the Government has conceded. The
Transport Secretary announces pavement park...
Pavements could be made safer for people with disabilities and families under new proposals to ban antisocial parking unveiled by the Government today. Parking on
Government accelerating pothole mapping pro...
A first-of-its-kind audit into the pothole mapping in England has been launched today (Friday 28 August) by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, aided by data from
Van and heavy goods traffic returns to pre-...
Light commercial and heavy goods vehicle traffic has returned to pre-lockdown levels according to figures released today by the Department for Transport (DfT). The DfT
DfT moves to help councils impose road clos...
The DfT has moved to make it easier for local authorities in England to impose car-free streets during the coronavirus pandemic, in a bid to
Vehicle owners to be granted MoT exemption ...
Vehicle owners will be granted a six-month exemption from MOT testing, enabling them to continue to travel to work where this absolutely cannot be done
