King’s Speech sets out plan for Energy Independence Bill

King’s Speech sets out plan for Energy Independence Bill

Mark Moran

Recent events in the Middle East have shown that energy independence must be a long-term goal of national security. Reform of the energy sector is thus one of the key... continue

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13 May 2026EVolution News
Mixed signals on transport in King’s Speech

Mixed signals on transport in King’s Speech

Max Sugarman

Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), the industry association for the transport technology sector, has responded to... continue

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13 May 2026EVolution Opinion
Legalisation of e-scooters missing from King’s Speech

Legalisation of e-scooters missing from King’s Speech

Richard Dllks

The UK government has failed to bring forward... continue

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13 May 2026EVolution Opinion
Pavement parking prohibition powers for England

Pavement parking prohibition powers for England

Ahead of tomorrow’s King’s Speech, legislation to enable local leaders to prohibit pavement parking in England has been included in the English Devolution and Community... continue

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12 May 2026Parking Review Opinion
National Blue Badge Awareness Week 2026

National Blue Badge Awareness Week 2026

Mark Moran

Today marks the start of the National Blue Badge Awareness Week 2026. Over the next five days, over local... continue

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11 May 2026Parking Review News
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I’d had enough - why I made the film City of Cars

I’d had enough - why I made the film City of Cars

Sarah Chaundler

I’d had enough. Enough of cars screaming past me and my children as we walked to school. Enough of drivers running red lights at pedestrian... continue

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11 May 2026Local Transport Today News
Government urged to include e-scooter legislation in King’s Speech

Government urged to include e-scooter legislation in King’s Speech

Mark Moran

The government must use the upcoming King’s Speech to... continue

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5 May 2026EVolution News
EV pay-per-mile tax could cost UK economy up to £4.8bn

EV pay-per-mile tax could cost UK economy up to £4.8bn

Mark Moran

Bringing in the Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED)... continue

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30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Lightwood hails potential of AVs as he tables Automated Passenger Services Permit Scheme

Lightwood hails potential of AVs as he tables Automated Passenger Services Permit Scheme

Peter Stonham

Department for Transport Roads Minister Simon Lightwood has laid the Automated Vehicles... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Arrival of Robotaxis could mean price war warns Taxi chief

Peter Stoham

Regulation is needed to curb predatory pricing from deep-pocketed tech giants with the coming of Robotaxis, the head of major London taxi provider Addison Lee has warned. His concerns come amongst others about issues ranging from operator business models to insurance and liability... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Government promises further detail on GBR plans and SoS role

Peter Stonham

 The Commons Transport Committee has welcomed the Government’s response to its report on the Railways Bill and a commitment to provide more information, but it has rejected the committee’s suggested amendments to the legislation to limit political interference. The Committee... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Shortfall on transport decarbonisation ‘needs taskforce to spearhead paradigm shift’

Shortfall on transport decarbonisation ‘needs taskforce to spearhead paradigm shift’

Peter Stonham

Current government decarbonisation plans will significantly overshoot the... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
DfT TAG set for significant changes on Discount Rate and Uncertainty

DfT TAG set for significant changes on Discount Rate and Uncertainty

Peter Stonham

 The Department for Transport’s TASM division has... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Does new DfT Uncertainty guidance overlook car use decline, asks Goodwin

Does new DfT Uncertainty guidance overlook car use decline, asks Goodwin

Peter Stonham

Recent trends in car use and trip making are overlooked in the proposed... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Aviation and shipping emissions to be included in climate budgets, minister says

Deniz Huseyin

The Government has confirmed it will include the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions in its future legally-binding climate budgets.  Minister for Climate Katie White said the Government has laid a statutory instrument  to formally include the UK’s share... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Free school transport must be scaled back to tackle soaring costs, says council

Deniz Huseyin

Westmorland and Furness Council has proposed cuts to non-statutory free transport for schoolchildren in a bid to address rising costs. The Cumbrian authority describes school transport as a key area of expenditure, rising from £15.3m in 2023/24 to a projected out-turn of £19.6m in... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

PAC warns against school transport cuts for over 16s

Plans by local authorities to address rising school transport costs with cuts to post-16 provision would put access to education at risk for children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), the Public Accounts Committee’s recent report on home-to-school... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Oxfordshire considers how to spend C-charge revenue

Deniz Huseyin

Oxfordshire County Council is to discuss how to invest £4.2m raised from its temporary congestion charge scheme at a cabinet meeting in May. Proposals include: a discounted £3 combined parking and bus to run from 1 June until 31 December;  funding to deal with ‘missing... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Universal theme park prompts changes to EWR plans

Aspects of the EWR plans have been modified to take account of the large Universal Entertainment Resort Complex, which is to be built south of Bedford.  When the resort opens, EWR would initially increase its train capacity from the west to Milton Keynes, from where Universal plans to run a... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Transport on the agenda as third of council seats in England up for grabs

Transport on the agenda as third of council seats in England up for grabs

Deniz Huseyin

Six county council elections delayed from last year will be held on 7... continue

30 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

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