Uncertainty remains over who will cover the £250m repair bill... continue
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to... continue
The Scottish Government has dropped its target to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030, with Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan conceding the... 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
The transport sector faces increased disruptions related... continue
Around £6m in funding to help councils improve air quality has been withheld by the Government. This would have been the latest round of funding in the Local Air Quality Grants scheme, which since 1997 has awarded councils more than £91m to fund a range of projects. A Defra spokesperson... 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 followed by a ‘grace period’ to give people time to prepare for the... continue
Uber has further expanded its public transport information and... 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
An order by Transport for London for ten more Class 345 nine-car electric multiple units to match the continuing passenger growth on the Elizabeth Line could be a vital lifeline for Alstom’s Derby rail works, but discussions are continuing about funding and the price. It comes as fears... continue
Ken Skates, the Welsh Government’s recently appointed Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, signalled to the Senedd last week that Wales may again try to build its way out of road congestion. “We will continue to build new roads, whether that’s to address localised... continue
Cycling campaigners have urged the Welsh Government to “hold its nerve” and not water down its plans to reduce the speed on restricted roads from 30mph to 20mph. Charity Cycling UK and campaign group Cardiff Cycle City have both expressed disappointment at new Welsh Transport Secretary... continue
A cycleway in Leicester installed in the 1930s which had fallen into disrepair is to be revived and converted into a two-way route. The scheme – which will get more than £1m in funding from Active Travel England – follows the resurfacing of the carriageway on Melton Road, which... 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
Almost every yellow box junction of 100 analysed in London and Cardiff is bigger than it needs to be in order to prevent traffic congestion, says a study commissioned by the RAC. The motoring organisation is worried that oversized box junctions are leading to unnecessary fines being issued to... 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... 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
Free public transport paid for by increased tax on air... continue
Hard shoulders on smart motorways should be permanently re-introduced or only be opened to traffic during busy periods, said the RAC. Although the hard shoulder is by “no means a safe location”, in the event of a breakdown it is still much safer than “being stranded in a live lane... continue
Sales of diesel fuel in London fell twice as elsewhere in the country, according to research by clean transport group Transport & Environment UK. Figures based on analysis of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero statistics suggest sales fell nearly 40% in London over the past four years... continue
Nearly 90% of respondents to a survey say they have made savings on driving costs after switching from petrol or diesel cars to an electric model. The research by the Green Insurer also found that nearly half (48%) of electric car drivers describe the savings as “substantial” while just... continue
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