All news on the topic: Department for Transport

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Local communities to decide on road safety schemes, says Secretary of state for Transport
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh supports leaving decisions on 20mph zones and other road safety measures to local authorities, backing away from previous government efforts to centralize control.
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Summer airport 'chaos' warning amid delays over important new rules
The 100ml liquid ban is set to be scrapped but the scheme to introduce new scanners has been delayed at many airports. Travellers have been warned not to get confused
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Third of drivers admit hogging middle lane as national crackdown launched
As many as 32 per cent of respondents said they do it at least "occasionally". National Highways has now launched a campaign with the slogan "little changes, change everything"
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Rail fares rise by 4.9% today in blow for millions of train users and commuters
The rail fare increase increase will be applied to regulated tickets, such as season, anytime day, off-peak and super off-peak - here is everything you need to know
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PM treating northerners as 'mugs' as he boasts about cash from axed HS2
At a special Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber Rishi Sunak will say the North and Midlands will receive £4.7billion in funds reallocated from the axed northern leg of HS2
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Full list of people who automatically qualify for a Blue Badge
A Blue Badge holder travelling either as a driver or a passenger can park for free in disabled parking bays and you may be exempt from other parking restrictions
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Teen tired of unfilled potholes takes matters into own hands with unique protest
Ben Thornbury, 19, struck upon the idea after seeing a post on Facebook - he bought a fishing rod and chair and started 'fishing' around his local town of Malmesbury in Wiltshire
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Train fare 'simplification' trial adds more than £100 to cost of some journeys
Rail campaign groups have described the trial as 'awful' and 'a smokescreen' after it resulted in the cost of some journeys increasing
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Ban pavement parking right now, say thousands of Mirror readers
Most Mirror readers want to make it illegal to park on pavements, but some think such a bold move would actually cause more problems than it solves. What do you think?
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Should pavement parking be banned? Take our poll and have your say
Pavement parking is one of the biggest complaints from pedestrians, so isn't it high time it was banned? An official report seems to think so - but what do you think?
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'We've waged war on cheeky drivers who use our cul-de-sac as a free car park'
Locals say they have been suffering with the parking situation for 14 years as commuters use the quiet cul-de-sac in Fulwood, Lancashire as their own private car park
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HS2 offering 'very poor value for money' after Rishi Sunak scrapped northern leg
The total costs of the project between London and Birmingham now 'significantly outweigh benefits' following the decision to stop trains travelling at high speed any further north
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Urgent action needed to spark sales surge of electric vehicles, new report says
A combination of higher purchase costs, insufficient charging infrastructure and mixed messaging are putting some people off from making the switch to electric motoring, peers warned
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Cash to help schools install subsidised car chargers and sell energy to drivers
The Department for Transport has announced that schools in England will be able to apply for grants to buy and install electric vehicle chargers, and then sell the energy back to motorists
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New £40m train station in Tory stronghold is only missing one thing - passengers
Thanet Parkway, built with public money in a Conservative stronghold in Kent, was launched to a glittering fanfare six months ago, but is little used, according to official figures
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Rail unions accuse Tories of 'behaving like ostriches' as they begin new strikes
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan accused Transport Secretary Mark Harper of making the long-running pay dispute worse as the union starts industrial action today
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UK airports set to ditch 100ml liquid rules in time for summer deadline
Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester are among the airports which have provided updates on how upgrade works to their hand luggage scanners are going
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Tories block £30m cash that could help Labour mayor reopen northern airport
Local Labour leaders have been working to revive the scuppered Doncaster Sheffield Airport, providing transport in the north a much-needed boost after Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of HS2
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Brits warned train tickets can cost double when bought at station machines
Mystery shoppers discovered that fares purchased online were cheaper around three-quarters of the time, and on average, same day journeys cost a hefty 52% from machines at stations than online
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Inside Britain's broken bus system ruining lives - lost jobs and people isolated
Children are struggling to get to school and locals are unable to get to work and miss important appointments because bus services are being cut which leaves them unable to get around
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Major changes coming to all sat navs today that could help you find parking spot
The new changes mean UK drivers will know if there is an empty parking spot nearby and will no longer be sent down closed roads as sat-navs are set to automatically update short-term changes
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London to Edinburgh train to launch that will be 'faster than flying'
LNER has announced that its long-awaited fast service between London and Edinburgh will launch in December 2024 if all goes to plan, linking the English and Scottish capitals in just over four hours
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HS2 bill shoots up by billions as Birmingham leg costs four times more than said
HS2 boss Sir Jon Thompson admitted that the line between London and Birmingham could now cost up to £66.6billion and said the budget for the project was set 'too early'
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Bus services in 'crisis' as miles driven plummets since Tories won power
According to official figures buses in England drove 300million fewer miles than in 2010 - a massive fall of over 22% - despite being the most popular form of transport
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Travel misery for millions with New Year's Eve train cancellations and delays
Disruptions and cancellations on the railways, with LNER, Avanti west Coast, CrossCountry, Northern, Lumo, London Northwestern Railway, ThamesLink, Chiltern and TransPennine Express, all affected