The National Audit Office (NAO), the UK's independent public spending watchdog, has published its latest report – Unlocking land for housing... continue
In a surprise announcement, Nick Harris has said he will step down very shortly as... continue
The DfT has published a spreadsheet which shows Alex Hynes, Chief Executive of DfT Operator Ltd, being based in Scotland. The spreadsheet, accompanying the latest update to the DfT’s organisation chart (LTT930), lists Hynes as a Director General, with his “office region” as... continue
The special purpose company set up to develop the East West Rail project looks set to be incorporated into Network Rail, following the Government’s review of arm’s length bodies. The Conservative Government announced in 2016 that delivery of design, construction and operation of the... continue
The Channel Tunnel has been used for the first time by an electric Heavy Goods Vehicle carrying freight. The innovation followed a meeting where transport ministers from the UK’s four nations discussed decarbonising HGVs and other Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs). Last week the Government issued a... continue
The Department for Transport has published new detailed guidance explaining how local transport authorities in England can establish a franchising scheme for bus services in line with the new Bus Services Act 2025. It comes with an accompanying bus franchising manual. The 54 page guidance outlines... continue
Integrated ticketing plays an important role in improving passenger experience and supporting the delivery of a successful franchise or enhanced partnership says the DfT guidance, but it warns Transport Authorities not to try to set up their own schemes but adopt a project being developed with its... continue
New minimum standards for Enhanced Partnerships (EPs) will be a condition of future bus grant funding, the Department for Transport says in a new Review of Enhanced Partnership performance to date, seeking to identify the characteristics that deliver best results. To promote transparency and... continue
On cycling, the strategy says this “has significantly increased over recent years thanks to sustained investment in cycling infrastructure which has delivered more than 430km of high-quality cycle routes”, but it wants to build on this momentum. “Throughout the plan, investment in... continue
Transport for London ‘s new first-ever London network-wide strategy spanning all of London’s highway network pledges to cut overall traffic congestion and speed up bus services in the five years up to 2030. The London on the move plan outlines aims to roll out new technology, bus... continue
The new seven-year contract from Transport for London for Indra Group to take over the Oyster and Contactless travel payment and authorisation system has now formally been placed, after a judged lifted a ban on that happening. Signing has been held up several months by a dispute between TfL and... continue
At the court hearing granting TfL’s application to lift the automatic suspension it emerged that Cubic was disqualified in the bidding because it failed a specific TfL “pass-fail” technical requirement at the final tender stage. It continues to seek substantial damages for losing... continue
New Department for Transport (DfT) statutory guidance aims to improve the safety and accessibility of floating bus stops for all users, DfT says. On 20 November the Minister for Roads Simon Lightwood wrote to all local authorities in England asking them to pause the installation of floating bus... continue
TfL has been forced to withdraw its own Bus Stop Bypass Safety Review for a second time, it has been reported Previously the 2024 report had to be corrected because TfL had apparently undercounted the injuries at the stops by 30%.after admitting that data from 37 out of 121 bus stops was included... continue
A new House of Commons Transport Committee report has urged the Government to make the most of what it calls “once-in-a-generation opportunities to better support the transport manufacturing sector to nurture and grow the skills it needs to thrive.” Following its Inquiry into Skills for... continue
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry that will examine the ambitions and potential effectiveness of the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy. Published in January , the new strategy is the first road safety strategy in over a decade Its stated aims are to reduce the number of... continue
Tower Hamlets Council’s plans to remove three major Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Bethnal Green, Shoreditch, and Columbia Road without obtaining the approval of the Mayor of London was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has found, forcing them to remain in place The court found that Mayor... continue
An increasing number of parents are being paid up to £5,000 a year to themselves take their children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to school in Kent, rather than the council providing the service. The Reform UK-led authority pledged to get on top of the soaring cost... continue
In written evidence to the Commons Public Account Committee’s current inquiry into home-to-school transport, Oxfordshire says it is introducing Personal Travel Budgets to make savings , and is also seeking efficiencies in taxi use, better utilisation of the council’s home-to-school... continue
Parking made news headlines in October 2025 after Cardiff councillors voted to bring in... continue
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