Better Connected strategy promotes joined-up transport

Better Connected strategy promotes joined-up transport

Mark Moran

Passengers and drivers should be able to travel seamlessly across Britain without the need to juggle multiple tickets or apps. This is the key aim of the Better... continue

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2 Apr 2026Parking Review News

Scotland not on course to meet any of its main road safety targets, data reveals

Rhodri Clark

Transport Scotland has released data showing that Scotland is not on course to meet any of its main targets for improvements in road safety. In 2021, the Scottish Government published a new Road Safety Framework running until 2030. Alongside a wider suite of indicators, the framework featured four... continue

16 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

E-bike and e-scooter fires on the rise

Deniz Huseyin

E-bike and e-scooter fires in the UK reached a record high last year, fire brigades data has revealed.  Some 432 e-bike fires were recorded in 2025, representing a 38% rise from the 313 recorded in 2024, and more than five times higher than the 84 recorded incidents in 2021. In 2025 there were... continue

16 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Welsh Government road safety plan seeks 40% cut in fatalities by 2040

Welsh Government road safety plan seeks 40% cut in fatalities by 2040

Rhodri Clark

The outgoing Welsh Government has published a Road Safety... continue

16 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Wayve receives $60m investment from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm

Wayve receives $60m investment from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm

Mark Moran

Wayve, a UK company developing embodied AI for... continue

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15 Apr 2026EVolution News
Zero-emission bus volumes fall but market share reaches record high

Zero-emission bus volumes fall but market share reaches record high

Mark Moran

UK registrations of new buses, coaches and minibuses fell -37.7%... continue

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14 Apr 2026EVolution Features
Uptake of zero-emission trucks falls

Uptake of zero-emission trucks falls

Mark Moran

New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by -2.7% in the first quarter of 2026 with 9,471 new... continue

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14 Apr 2026EVolution Features
Institute for Driverless Transport arrives

Institute for Driverless Transport arrives

Mark Moran

Over 200 policymakers, business leaders, researchers, tech entrepreneurs and trade union representatives gathered in London... continue

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10 Apr 2026EVolution News
Car batteries, electric motors and electronics can drive economic growth

Car batteries, electric motors and electronics can drive economic growth

Mark Moran

The UK automotive industry could unlock a £4.6 billion boost to... continue

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9 Apr 2026EVolution Features
Van market falls as EV demand falters and pickups plummet

Van market falls as EV demand falters and pickups plummet

Mark Moran

The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market... continue

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9 Apr 2026EVolution Features
Solving the UK’s EV charger roll-out location problem

Solving the UK’s EV charger roll-out location problem

Tom Gray

The UK’s electric vehicle charging network is... continue

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7 Apr 2026EVolution Opinion
March sees record EV registrations, but carmakers call for ZEV Mandate reforms

March sees record EV registrations, but carmakers call for ZEV Mandate reforms

Mark Moran

March saw electric vehicles increase their share of new sales to over 24%,... continue

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7 Apr 2026EVolution Features
Omni buys Barbour Logic

Omni buys Barbour Logic

Mark Moran

Omni Partners has acquired Barbour Logic, an AI-first software... continue

6 Apr 2026Parking Review News
Informed parking can kerb congestion

Informed parking can kerb congestion

Christopher Head

London has once again been ranked amongst the slowest capital cities in the world to travel one... continue

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3 Apr 2026Parking Review Opinion
Policy, funding, planning and operations must be aligned across the national, regional and local levels

Policy, funding, planning and operations must be aligned across the national, regional and local levels

Daniel Parker-Klein

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT(UK)) welcomes the publication of... continue

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3 Apr 2026Parking Review Opinion

‘Better Connected’ integrated transport strategy concentrates on user experience

Peter Stonham

Contactless ‘Tap-and-go’ travel across trains, trams and buses has been headlined in the announcement of publication of the Government’s new integrated transport strategy, now called Better Connected and based on eight user-related priorities.  Though described in the... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
DfT unveils vision to make journeys easier to pay for, simpler and more reliable

DfT unveils vision to make journeys easier to pay for, simpler and more reliable

The much anticipated national transport strategy has been released by the DfT, with what it describes as “40 fully funded commitments” to make everyday journeys simpler, easier to pay for and more reliable “from door to door”. The Better Connected strategy, published on 2 April, announces a new... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

DfT appraisal review set to change transport priorities, as TASM strategy awaits implications

Peter Stonham

Recommendations awaited from a Department for Transport commissioned independent expert review of its appraisal methods could mean new priorities emerge for transport investment.  The review, now understood to be being finalised, is described as being a comprehensive look at modernising how... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

DfT now working on new Transport Poverty identification tool with DWP

Peter Stonham

The Department for Transport is now developing a new Transport Poverty Tool to combat poverty and meet government objectives to boost access to employment, education and training. It is mentioned in the DfT’s new Transport Data Action Plan   LTT understands the work also involves... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Transport Data Action Plan will build ‘seamless and secure’ ecosystem

Transport Data Action Plan will build ‘seamless and secure’ ecosystem

Deniz Huseyin

The DfT has unveiled its Transport Data Action Plan (DAP) in a push... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Parkex 2026: The preview

Parkex 2026: The preview

Mark Moran

Parking professionals from across the world will be gathering in... continue

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2 Apr 2026Parking Review Products & Services

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