20 Sep 2023Local Transport Today News
Waters expects changes to new speed limits after 20mph default begins

Waters expects changes to new speed limits after 20mph default begins

Rhodri Clark

Wales has become the first nation in the UK to make 20mph the... continue

20 Sep 2023Local Transport Today News

New tool calculates cost benefits of switching to ZEBs

Deniz Huseyin

The Government has created a ‘greener bus tool’ to help local authorities and bus operators to assess the value for money benefits of zero emission bus (ZEB) investments.  The Excel spreadsheet-based toolkit works out the benefit cost ratio (BCR) of switching to a ZEB fleet.... continue

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Press ahead with legislation for self-driving vehicles, says Transport Committee

Press ahead with legislation for self-driving vehicles, says Transport Committee

Parliament’s Transport Committe has published its report on the future of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) and how the Government should approach their introduction to the UK’s roads. Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has welcomed the report, calling for the Government to press ahead with legislation... continue

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14 Sep 2023Local Transport Today News
Cambridge congestion charge zone plan set to be scrapped

Cambridge congestion charge zone plan set to be scrapped

Plans for a congestion charge in Cambridge look set to be shelved in the face of vanishing local political support. The road user charge proposals were drawn up by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP), which is made up... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Sunderland seeks moving traffic powers

Sunderland seeks moving traffic powers

Sunderland City Council has launched a public consultation on its plans to enforce moving traffic regulations from next year. The authority intends to... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News
School uses art to target anti-social parking

School uses art to target anti-social parking

Pupils at a primary school in Edinburgh have created artwork to discourage anti-social parking. This includes a groundwork designed to deter cars from blocking communal bins. The... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News

Blue Badge database expanded to tackle abuse

Local authorities are being urged to reduce fraud and the unfair use of disabled parking spaces by taking advantage of a database which contains the details of all Blue Badge users in the UK. The Transport Technology Forum’s Parking Working Group has heard how the system is available to all... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News
Manchester Police issue meet & greet parking scam warning

Manchester Police issue meet & greet parking scam warning

Cheshire Police has issued warnings about rogue meet & greet car parks near Manchester Airport, with vehicles damaged and keys being lost. There has been a rise in issues since the start of the school holidays, specifically... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News

Man jailed over meet & greet parking fraud

A man who promised who parked his airport meet & greet service customers’ cars in a farmer's field has been jailed. Mohammed Isaq charged up to £70 to collect cars from Manchester Airport between August 2017 and February 2018. Mohammed Isaq charged up to £70 to meet travellers... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News

Local Government Ombudsman: Councils need to help victims of anti-social behaviour

People are suffering anti-social behaviour because councils are not thinking comprehensively about how they can tackle it, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has warned. Local councils across England have a broad range of tools available to them to tackle anti-social behaviour... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News

Six-in-10 drivers back use of ‘noise cameras’

Drivers want to see cameras that can automatically detect vehicles with illegally loud exhausts or whose engines are revved unnecessarily rolled out across the UK, according to RAC research. Six-in-10 drivers (58%) questioned by the RAC said they would be in favour of so-called ‘noise... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News

Parking charges promote festival car sharing

Organisers of the Highlands' Belladrum music festival are to bring back parking charges to discourage the long tailbacks that affected this year’s event. The festival’s organisers are re-introducing parking passes for the whole weekend for next August’s event. They hope the... continue

13 Sep 2023Parking Review News
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13 Sep 2023Local Transport Today News
Coach park becomes a concert hall

Coach park becomes a concert hall

The cavernous interior of a coach park serving Wembley Stadium hosted a music and dance extravaganza staged by the Royal... continue

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13 Sep 2023Parking Review Features
Morpeth car park becomes a solar farm

Morpeth car park becomes a solar farm

Northumberland County Council has installed a solar car port array to help provide clean energy for its headquarters at County Hall in Morpeth The... continue

13 Sep 2023EVolution News
Harvesting sunshine in Portsmouth

Harvesting sunshine in Portsmouth

A swathe of solar panel canopies will be erected above a car park at the Lakeside Business Park in Portsmouth. The photovoltaic... continue

13 Sep 2023EVolution News
£381m LEVI funding boost for EV charging

£381m LEVI funding boost for EV charging

The UK government has announced that local authorities across England can now apply for the next round of the £381m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure... continue

13 Sep 2023EVolution News

LEVI funding awarded to 81 local authorities

Local authorities across England are to be allocated a share of £381m in stage two of the UK government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund. The funding will support 81 local authorities to improve the roll-out and commercialisation of local electric vehicle charging... continue

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