The DfT?has invited views on the the European Commission's plans for mandatory CO2 emission targets for new cars. The Commission's proposals aim to... continue

The Government is consulting on the part transport can play in helping to achieve the UK's target for renewable energy set by the European... continue

The DfT is to consult on slowing down the implementation of biofuels after receiving a report that says the growth of biofuels crops could push up... continue

<b>Jillian Anable</b> has joined the Centre for Transport Research at the University of Aberdeen as senior lecturer in transport. She has... continue

The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the Government's proposed new Infrastructure Planning Commission if the party is elected to power at the next... continue

Rik Thomas
The effect of high fuel prices on traffic volumes and speeds has been debated in several papers over the past few weeks. On June 21, for example, The... continue

The Conservatives are consulting on the idea of a Fair Fuel Stabiliser that would reduce duty when fuel prices go up, and raise it when fuel prices... continue

The mayor of Paris has announced that the city is to launch a 'turn up and go' hire scheme for electric cars similar to the Velib bicycle hire scheme... continue

Darling rules out fuel duty regulator Chancellor Alistair Darling has rejected the idea of a fuel duty regulator whereby duty would be reduced at... continue

Rail transport and the environment: meeting the challenge, has just been published by Landor Books. Compiled by the Community of European Railway and... continue

Conservative Party leader David Cameron has tried to make green transport and other taxes politically palatable by pledging to put all additional... continue

The Government's decision on congestion charging in Manchester unsurprisingly produced a large quantity of editorial in local paper The Manchester... continue

The Government's policy on aviation in general, and the possible expansion of Heathrow Airport in particular, have rarely been far from the headlines... continue

If one were asked to outline the major trends in travel throughout the latter half of the 20th Century and early part of the 21st, the shorthand... continue

A 25p per litre rebate on fuel duty for goods vehicles over 38 tonnes in weight would be the best way of ensuring that domestic?road hauliers can... continue

The world's oil reserves may be significantly greater than is widely assumed, according to the chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry.... continue

Rik Thomas
As record oil prices began to translate into higher day-to-day motoring costs the national daily newspapers began to cover the plight of the motorist... continue

The Government was struggling to maintain its green taxation agenda on transport this week amid truckers' fuel protests, a media onslaught and a... continue

On 22 May The Daily Express launched what it termed a "crusade" to try and persuade the Government to reduce the tax burden on motorists,... continue

The average cost of running a car in the UK has risen by 11.5% in the last year, according to research by the AA. Much of the increase is a result of... continue