Transport Committee gets moving on road safety inquiry
The Transport Committee will tomorrow examine the Government’s Road Safety Strategy in the round as the first evidence session in the new inquiry gets under way. MPs will hear from a five-person panel, including Steve Gooding, Director, RAC Foundation and Jamie Hassall, Executive Director, PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety), bringing expertise across the key […]
Bath & NES proposes to introduce residents’ parking charges based on vehicle size
Bath & North East Somerset Council is consulting on plans to charge residents more for parking permits if they drive larger vehicles. The proposals also include charging motorists who park all day at the city’s three Park & Ride sites without using the bus service, and requiring a valid MOT for permit eligibility, says The […]
TfL unveils next-generation Bus Safety Standard
The future of London’s buses has been revealed, as Transport for London (TfL) publishes the next phase of its Bus Safety Standard, setting out the next steps of safety requirements for buses entering service up to 2033 to ensure London continues to have one of the safest bus networks in the world. Building on the progress to date, the […]
Rear Face for Safety: Experts unite behind new national campaign
A new national campaign has been launched with the aim of helping to better protect child passengers and support the Government’s target of reducing child road deaths and serious injuries by 70% by 2035. Rear Face for Safety is calling for a shift in how child car seat safety is communicated in the UK, encouraging […]
London Assembly investigating aims and objectives of autonomous passenger vehicle trials
With several trials of autonomous passenger vehicles underway in London in 2026, and with operators aiming to launch commercial services by the end of the year, a London Assembly committee has launched an investigation to explore whether and how autonomous passenger vehicles could be licenced for commercial operations in London, and what role the Mayor […]
DfT lane rental conference report signals shift to delivery
The Government’s biggest expansion of lane rental schemes since their introduction more than a decade ago has highlighted growing industry support for the policy, and a promise to deal with concerns over consistency, governance and delivery, says the Transport Technology Forum. Those are the findings from the Department for Transport’s Lane Rental Conference in London, where highway […]
Cornwall: Jenoptik average speed cameras to be installed at site of fatal road collisions
Average speed cameras will be installed on a stretch of the A3083 in Helston later this year. The section of road which runs alongside RNAS Culdrose has seen several road collisions over recent years, with inquests ruling excess speed a contributory factor. Almost 2,000 people signed a petition calling for average speed cameras shortly after […]
Petition for new Menai crossing tops 2,000 signatures in two days
A Welsh Senedd petition calling for the construction of a new crossing over the Menai Strait has attracted more than 2,000 signatures in just two days, amid growing frustration over repeated closures of the historic Menai Suspension Bridge. The petition had reached 2,247 signatures by Saturday morning, comfortably exceeding the threshold required for consideration by […]
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council to launch £20m highways framework
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (OMBC) is looking to put a framework for highways related minor works in place. The Active Oldham Strategic Partnership Agreement’s term will be up to eight years and will be an “Open Framework”, which will be reopened at various times during the term as detailed in the Invitation to Tender. The […]
Lincolnshire A1 roundabout reconstruction delayed
Road reconstruction work at two A1 slip road roundabouts in Lincolnshire have been delayed due to what the Council have referred to as “unforeseen issues”. The work at Colsterworth was due to start today (1 June) but traffic management issues on the A1 have meant that the timetable could not be met – a revised […]