The Scottish Government has dropped its target to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030, with Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan conceding the target was “out of reach”. The administration has been lorded for its ambitious commitment to cut transport carbon impacts but it is not clear yet... continue
Motability Operations is sponsoring access to Cenex’s... continue
The UK’s two parking associations are to produce... continue
SWARCO Smart Charging is formally rebranding its systems and service business to Evolt Charging to reflect its heritage in a name that launched its EV charging business more than 14 years... continue
UK car production declined in March, down -27.1% year on year to 59,467 units, according to the latest figures published by... continue
UK commercial vehicle output rose by 27.4% in the first quarter of 2024, the best Q1 performance since 2008, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Some 32,626 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches left factory lines, up 18.6%... continue
Living Streets has appointed Catherine Woodhead as its new Chief Executive. She is currently Chief Executive of Muscular Dystrophy UK, which she... continue
Jon Parker is leaving ITP after 25 years. Parker, who was Director of Transport Planning, said his career highlights include “significant, pioneering behaviour change research... continue
Simon Webb, the Managing Partner of consultancy i-Transport, has retired almost 20 years after setting up the practice. He set up the business in partnership with Mark Gimingham in April 2005. Among... continue
Sarah Hodson has been promoted to the role of Senior Transport Planner at Arup. She has been with the consultant for nearly three years, before which she spent almost a year as the Bus Centre of Excellence’s Project Co-ordinator. ... continue
Shubham S Nayak has started a new position as Highway Engineer at Royal HaskoningDHV following nearly two years as Graduate Engineer at the consultancy.... continue
Labour’s shadow transport secretary, Louise Haigh... continue
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is failing to prioritise climate change after his speech at last year’s Conservative party conference appeared to backtrack on the Government’s... continue
Four cities in Scotland are to start enforcing their Low Emission Zones (LEZs) after a two-year ‘grace period’. LEZs were introduced across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow on 31 May 2022. This was... continue
Uber has been increasingly promoting partnerships with public transport operators to expand its offer beyond the original private hire car service. It launched a major promotion of its offer of train information and to book rail journeys in the UK last autumn (see LTT881, 28 Nov 2023), offers coach... continue
Transport Scotland has redesigned its policies on travel behaviour change and access to bikes for 2024/25, with funding now to be paid to regional transport partnerships. The Scottish Government announced in 2021 that it would pilot Free Bikes for Children aged eight to 16 years, initially in nine... continue
Accident rates in 2023 were higher on dual carriageway sections of the A9 than on the non-dualled sections, raising fresh questions about value for money where expensive and protracted dualling schemes are the official response to safety issues. The main political parties in Scotland, including the... continue
The £2 bus fare cap should be extended to give a breathing space the new government time to consider alternatives, says the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). Following a report last month from consultants KPMG, CPT wanted a plan to go back to commercial fares. But with the cap due to end on 31... continue
The Scottish Government has ruled out any changes to its National Concessionary Travel Scheme, such as a flat fare or annual charge, despite acknowledging that the scheme’s cost will increase as the population ages. The government’s Fair Fares Review also says that the cost of motoring... continue
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