Department for Transport
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
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
Measures to ‘raise the bar’ on ...
The Government has confirmed dynamic smart motorways are being abolished, in an effort to ‘rebuild public confidence’ in the motorway network. The move comes as
Transport Secretary drives forward progress...
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is today (February 25) accelerating progress to make the UK a world leader for accessible travel as a new Government campaign
The fuels behind the future of green transp...
Household waste, unused straw from farmland and old wood will be amongst the unusual components used by four world-leading UK-based plants to produce the fuels
