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Additional cars from last decade would cover coastline

Michael Lyons — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:50:13 +0000

Additional cars from last decade would cover coastline

09/03/2020 - 11:50

More than 3.6 million additional cars were licensed between 2009 and 2019, enough to cover the entire British coastline.

County MPs launch rural bus inquiry

Michael Lyons — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:00:00 +0000

County MPs launch rural bus inquiry

06/03/2020 - 10:00

A cross-party group of MPs have launched a new parliamentary inquiry into bus services in shire counties and rural areas.

Boris Johnson confirms HS2 will go ahead

Michael Lyons — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Boris Johnson confirms HS2 will go ahead

11/02/2020 - 10:00

Boris Johnson confirms HS2 will go ahead, alongside radical improvements to local transport networks across the country.

Guidance to stop terrorists accessing vehicles for attacks

Angela Pisanu — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:50:23 +0000

Guidance to stop terrorists accessing vehicles for attacks

14/08/2019 - 09:50

The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued new guidance to help prevent terrorists getting access to commercial vehicles to be used in attacks.

Hand-free calls while driving should be banned, MPs say

Angela Pisanu — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:48:23 +0000

Hand-free calls while driving should be banned, MPs say

13/08/2019 - 09:48

The Transport Committee recommends that government extends the ban on hand-held devices to hands-free phones

New road surface from waste tyres being tested

Angela Pisanu — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:16:26 +0000

New road surface from waste tyres being tested

07/08/2019 - 11:16

A section of motorway has been laid out with a new surface made from waste tyres, as part of a trial from Highways England on more environmentally-friendly road surfaces.

Electric vehicles 'will not solve transport problem'

Michael Lyons — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:45:06 +0000

Electric vehicles 'will not solve transport problem'

08/07/2019 - 11:45

New report has warned that car use will still need to be curbed even when all vehicles are powered by clean electricity.

Spending Review must ‘save our roads’, says LGA

Michael Lyons — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:43:55 +0000

Spending Review must ‘save our roads’, says LGA

08/07/2019 - 11:43

Funding councils have been forced to cut from road maintenance budgets since 2010 could have paid for the repair of nearly eight million potholes.

Diesel and petrol prices fell in June after months of rises

Angela Pisanu — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:09:53 +0000

Diesel and petrol prices fell in June after months of rises

03/07/2019 - 13:09

The average price of unleaded dropped 3p a litre from 130.67p to 127.62p while diesel reduced by 4.61p from 135.51p to 130.90p

Over £20m for EV charging infrastructure in Scotland

Angela Pisanu — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:43:55 +0000

Over £20m for EV charging infrastructure in Scotland

25/06/2019 - 11:43

The Scottish Government has confirmed funding of £20.6 million through the Switched on Towns and Cities Challenge Fund and the Local Authority Installation Programme.