CAR2GO, THE ‘pay-by-the-minute’ car club launched in the UK in London approximately six months ago (LTT 7 Dec 12), has now started... continue

HEAVY GOODS Vehicles are to be allowed to use the M6 toll road free of charge during the month of July. Operator Midland Expressway Limited (MEL) has... continue

LONDON MAYOR Boris Johnson has introduced a new Ultra Low Emission Discount (ULED) for the capital’s congestion charging scheme.  It will... continue

Jeremy Lloyd, Director, iCube, London EC1M
John Dales (ibid) challenges the “myth” that “more and more free parking is vital for high street health” and suggests that... continue

Malcolm Bulpitt, Maidstone, Kent ME15
Does John Dales, in his role as myth buster, need to broaden his horizons when considering the issue of changing the parking provision in small towns... continue

The Road Haulage Association has struck a deal with the owner of the M6 Toll road in the West Midlands allowing members free use of the road... continue

The Chancellor and the Welsh Government this week quashed newspaper reports saying that they are planning to fund a motorway round Newport in South... continue

Swindon Borough Council is cutting the price of town centre season ticket car parking for businesses in an effort to maintain the town’s... continue

Traffic volumes over the Humber Bridge have increased by more than 9% since car tolls were halved last April from £3 to £1.50, according... continue

Rik Thomas
In Early April certain sections of the media became rather excited about the prospects of a major road building programme having the potential to... continue

Local Transport Today
The way the news of an expanded road programme leaked out through newspapers this week suggests the Government is already thinking about the General... continue

John Dales
I'm reading a book at the moment called Made to Stick, written by the brothers Heath. It explores how and why certain ideas lodge in the popular... continue

Louise Lawrence is joining consultant Atkins next month in the new post of tolling director. Lawrence joins from Connect Plus, the consortium that... continue

The Government is looking for road tolls to fund between a fifth and a third of the capital costs of the £1.5bn (outturn cost) A14 improvement... continue

Transport minister Norman Baker says he has not been involved in any spending review-related talks about the future of Bus Service Operators Grant... continue

Andrew Forster
Transport and business leaders are hoping that transport projects will receive a share of the additional infrastructure funding promised in this... continue

The HGV Road User Levy Act has received Royal Assent, paving the way for a lorry road user charge to be introduced from next April. The Act... continue

MPs have urged the UK and Welsh governments to resolve a dispute about the future ownership and tolling policy for the Severn river crossings. The... continue

Rik Thomas
ON 18 FEBRUARY, which was the tenth anniversary of the introduction of congestion charging in London, The Daily Mirror asked the rhetorical question:... continue

Atkins has won three new contracts for road tolling operations in the US. Atkins will act as general engineering consultant for Florida’s... continue