Department for Transport
Major road and bridge upgrades to boost eco...
Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists will benefit from reduced congestion and improved connectivity through a £160.8 million investment for four major road projects across England. Today
Elongated truck cabs get Government green l...
New truck cab designs that help to reduce fuel consumption have been approved for use on UK roads. The new rules will allow fleet operators
Changes to The Highway Code
From tomorrow, 29 January 2022, rules for all types of road users will be updated in The Highway Code to improve the safety of people
Smart motorway rollout to be paused
The rollout of new smart motorway schemes will be paused until a full five years’ worth of safety data is available, as the Department for
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
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
