22/12/2015 - 10:00
A road safety statement has been issued by Andrew Jones, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, setting out the government’s vision, values and priorities for improving the safety of Britain’s roads.
17/12/2015 - 12:34
The Department for Transport has announced the publication of its timetable for the development of the first cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS).
04/12/2015 - 12:07
A new report published by the European Commission calls for a standard approach to connecting mobile devices to car dashboards, in a bid to reduce in-car distraction and lower vehicle collision risk.
30/11/2015 - 16:22
The government has announced that the 43-mile section of HS2 high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe will open in 2027, six years earlier that initially planned.
25/11/2015 - 14:46
Chancellor George Osborne has said that despite spending cuts of 37 per cent, capital spending for the Department of Transport will rise to £61 billion.
13/11/2015 - 19:27
New proposals to improve the driving test in the UK, including incentives to be better prepared, are part of a government consultation, aiming to make the driving test more apt for the 21st century.
13/11/2015 - 10:38
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has announced a real terms fares freeze on Transport for London (TfL) services in the capital.
26/10/2015 - 11:41
Brake, the road safety charity, is urging the government to take steps towards introducing intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) on UK roads, after a survey carried out on behalf of the charity found almost two-thirds of drivers would be willing to let the technology automatically restrict their speed.
26/10/2015 - 11:40
Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) reveal that a total of 1,040 people were killed, equalling three people per day, on country roads last year.
26/10/2015 - 11:38
Parents should sit in on their children's driving lessons, according to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
06/10/2015 - 14:29
The government has confirmed that UK taxpayers will not face higher Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) if their existing vehicles are discovered to be fitted with illegal defeat software.
06/10/2015 - 14:28
Charge point supplier POD Point has launched its new Open Charge network, removing the need for RFID cards.
08/09/2015 - 15:04
Councils should have a legal obligation to spend more money on repairing roads, as half of motorists think the condition of roads has deteriorated in the past year, says a new RAC report.
28/08/2015 - 09:14
Tech giant Google has been granted a patent to develop new technology that will enable vehicles to detect potholes in the road.
20/08/2015 - 12:55
Think tank IPPR has released a new report outlining that local authorities should be granted more devolved powers to tackle failing bus services.
20/08/2015 - 12:54
Transport campaigners have joined forces to warn that everyday transport is under threat due to large budget cuts expected in the upcoming Spending Review.
