A large-scale remotely-controlled car trial on public roads has started this month in Milton Keynes. It is the first significant project to offer ‘driverless’ travel on public roads, although the vehicles will be controlled remotely by an operator rather than driving themselves. The... continue
A new second permanent secretary has been appointed at the DfT. Gareth Davies, currently director-general at the department since May 2019, will provide leadership of a number of high-profile areas across DfT including decarbonising transport. Prior to his current role, Davies was a... continue
An LTT survey has revealed the extent to which... continue
Shropshire Council has been deploying its own fleet of buses, between school start and finish times, to take people to and from vaccination centres. Cabinet member Simon Jones said last month: “In a large rural county like Shropshire it can be a struggle for some people without transport to... continue
Bicycle hire returned to the streets of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan this week, after changes to address the vandalism which caused all hire bikes to be removed in November. Nextbike initially returned 400 bikes to the area, focused on the stations with highest usage, and will provide more... continue
Leicester City Council has launched a public consultation over its proposed Workplace Parking Levy (WPL), a scheme that the... continue
The Government has joined forces with disability charity Scope to develop a new Disabled Persons Passenger Charter for bus, coach, taxi, private hire vehicle and rail. The DfT has also updated its Use of tactile paving surfaces and Guide to best practice on access to pedestrian and transport... continue
The Government has extended the emergency funding package for Transport for London (TfL) until 4 February. This, it said, will give both sides more time to negotiate the terms of a long-term settlement to secure the future of London’s public transport services. The funding deal was due to... continue
Simon Kilonback, chief finance officer at Transport for London (TfL), has resigned after 12 years with the organisation. He said he has taken the “difficult... continue
Transport for London (TfL) intends to make 24-hour bus lanes permanent after a trial found that extending bus lane hours on the capital’s busiest roads cut journey times and helped reliability. Improvements in bus journey times were particularly noticeable in central and inner London,... continue
Scottish bus operators will be reimbursed at a significantly... continue
Belfast councillors voted this week to ask the Northern Ireland Executive to pilot free travel for young people on train and bus services. The original motion, proposed by Green Party councillor Brian Smyth, was amended to include free travel in black taxis. The Executive is already considering... continue
The first of 20 hydrogen powered buses have gone into service in... continue
Go-Ahead has announced plans to launch its first fleet of hydrogen buses in the Gatwick Airport, Crawley and Horley area in West Sussex and Surrey. The transport operator has agreed a 15-year hydrogen supply deal with industrial gas firm Air Products to power a fleet of fuel cell buses. The... continue
Further deployment of drones in delivery roles around the UK seems likely during 2022, building on some successful initial projects, but progress looks set to depend on regulatory change and the attitudes of the public. The rate at which Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, commonly known as drones, are... continue
Swift, the public transport smart card system, has been expanded to allow payment for parking across the West Midlands. The Swift parking app can be used at 35 car parks across Dudley and Coventry, and more are expected to follow in the coming months. More than 3,000 users have already registered... continue
Changes to the Highway Code, which will include placing pedestrians at the top of a new “road user hierarchy”, will come into force on 29 January. The revamped guide includes eight new rules as well as 49 updates to existing rules. The new hierarchy means those who pose the... continue
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