Khan “plotted £2 per mile London charge”
It’s reported London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan considered charging motorists up to £2 per mile to drive in London. The London Centric Blog has seen leaked documents showing the pay-per-mile scheme, known as Next Generation Charging but codenamed internally as “Project Gladys”, was expected to be introduced in September 2026, as a flagship policy of the […]
TfL strengthens Direct Vision Standard for HGVs
Transport for London has strengthened the requirements for its Direct Vision Standard (DVS), which imeasures how much an HGV driver can see directly through their cab windows and sets minimum standards, to promote visibility and safe driving practices. TfL says it is now strengthening the minimum safety requirements for vehicles in the capital to reduce […]
Hundreds of vehicles seized in ULEZ crackdown
Transport for London has seized more than 1,400 vehicles over the course of a year, recouping £700,000 from sale of vehicles belonging to persistent non-payers of the Ultra Low Emission Zone charges. TfL says it is cracking down on drivers who persistently evade penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued for ULEZ contraventions. It explains that a cohort of people […]
TfL works on improving Active Travel solutions around Battersea Bridge
Transport for London has announced it’s moving forward with its next phase of plans to reduce road danger for people walking and cycling on and near Battersea Bridge. Construction work will begin on 1 November and include an 11-month programme of improvements to pavements and traffic signals, as well as changes to the road layout […]
London’s return to work stalls
New figures from Transport for London suggests the post-pandemic return to the office may have stalled. London’s Evening Standard newspaper reports TfL finance chiefs have warned that commuter numbers appeared to have reached an “equilibrium” and have only grown by 1.1% in each of the last three months, compared with the same periods last year, […]
TfL considering raising e-scooter speed limit and reducing minimum age
Transport for London is planning to increase the speed of e-scooters and reduce the age limit for riders. The Daily Telegraph reports the speed limit increase is being considered despite 35 people having been “detained in hospital” since the trial of the scooters in the UK was launched in 2021. Currently, the capital’s fleet of […]
London’s cycleway length tops 250 miles as new schemes completed
Transport for London is trumpeting a key milestone in its London Cycleways network as the expansion of eight Cycleways across the capital means the total network is now more than 400km, that’s 250 miles. It says as part of its and the Mayor of London’s commitment to making cycling around the capital safer and easier, […]
TfL hails stats showing drop in London’s road deaths
Transport for London has published its 2023 Casualties in Greater London report that shows when comparing 2023 data with the 2010-14 baseline, fatalities have reduced by 30% (from 136 to 95) in London compared to seven per cent for the rest of Great Britain (from 1,663 to 1,550), and serious injuries have decreased by 24% […]
Blackwall Tunnel weekend closure planned for further Silvertown Tunnel works
Transport for London has confirmed a weekend closure of the southbound Blackwall Tunnel on the 7-9 September is required to support the opening of the new Silvertown Tunnel. The closure is in addition to the planned southbound closure across this weekend to allow for the final road configuration to be implemented, as well as road […]
TfL to double wildflower verges on road network
TfL are realising their pledge to increase biodiversity, mitigate climate change and become more sustainable in its operations by increasing the amount of wildflower verges on its network’s roadsides and has doubled the area managed in this way to more than 260,000m2 in 2024. The sites are managed to promote biodiversity by reducing mowing frequency to allow […]
