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Government launches first Road Safety Strat...
The UK Government has launched its first Road Safety Strategy in more than ten years, setting out plans it says will save thousands of lives
Government Injects £18 Million into Plug-i...
The UK Government has announced an additional £18 million of funding to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Plug-in Truck Grant, enhancing support for hauliers and
Four-fifths of drivers support alcohol inte...
Four-in-five drivers in the UK (82%) support the introduction of alcohol interlocks to reduce instances of repeat drink-driving, with just 7% against such use and
Transport Secretary pressure to act on vehi...
The Government is facing mounting pressure from road and vehicle safety campaigners, industry leaders and the public to adopt the European Union’s latest Vehicle General
DfT rejects Transport Committee street work...
The Department for Transport (DfT) has dismissed the majority of recommendations put forward by the Transport Committee on street works. This decision has sparked debate
Discount of up to £3,750 on electric cars
Drivers across the UK will soon enjoy discounts on dozens of new electric car models after the Transport Secretary today (Tuesday 15 July) announced a
Drink drive deaths highest since 2009
There’s been a sharp increase in the number of deaths on Britain’s roads caused by drunk drivers. Final figures for 2022 released by the Department
Scale of distracted drivers in UK classed a...
An analysis of the latest figures from the DfT indicates that there may be more than 50,000 instances of people driving while using a hand-held
Generation Logistics aims to promote career...
The DfT has got behind a new recruitment campaign, Generation Logistics, launched today at the Multimodal show by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
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
