Department for Transport

Khan under fire for plan to charge drivers entering greater London

Capital's mayor is considering charging drivers crossing the greater London authority border up to £5.50 a day to help balance TfL's books

By Oliver Gill 15 Jan 2021, 6:20pm
Rail networks to reduce services to avoid running ‘ghost trains’

Operators will focus trains on morning and evening peak travel times to ensure a reliable service for key workers

By Oliver Gill 14 Jan 2021, 6:00am
Insolvent council seeks to raise £4m from ANPRs on green road scheme

Campaigners claim Croydon Council is being 'undemocratic' by 'forcing through' LTN where streets are closed to promote walking and cycling

By Steve Bird 9 Jan 2021, 7:00pm
National Express suspends all services from Sunday

By Louise Moon 7 Jan 2021, 4:42pm
Boris intervenes to resurrect scrapped HS2 bike paths

By Oliver Gill 6 Jan 2021, 6:09pm
One in five train services could be cut to slash rail spending

By Oliver Gill 27 Dec 2020, 4:43pm
Rail and coach passengers will receive refunds for cancelled Christmas travel

By Oliver Gill 21 Dec 2020, 12:43pm

Lorry queues stretch 20 miles at Dover as business leaders warn firms not prepared for no-deal in January

It comes as major business groups issued warned many firms were not ready for changes after the transition period ends

By Harry Yorke 18 Dec 2020, 5:50pm
Rival Heathrow expansion options buoyed by third runway ruling

Heathrow Hub, supported by hedge fund manager Anthony Clake, and a proposal by billionaire Surinder Arora, say they are back in play

By Oliver Gill 16 Dec 2020, 4:19pm
Rail commuters to be hit with fare hikes in March

An above-inflation increase but season ticket holders get two months to renew at last year's prices

By Mike Wright 16 Dec 2020, 6:00am

E-scooter sales treble within year despite ban on riding in public places

Blind and partially sighted people say they have been impacted by illegally ridden e-scooters

By Mason Boycott-Owen 14 Dec 2020, 6:00am
Roadside recovery vehicles to use red-warning lights in boost for smart motorway safety campaigners

The 'simple' law change for roadside recovery vehicles will 'save lives', say supporters

By Christopher Hope 13 Dec 2020, 6:00am

Narrow travel window and social distancing rules expected to cause chaos for Christmas rail travellers

Government expresses concern to rail companies about overcrowded carriages that could spread the virus as people head home to see family

By Mike Wright 12 Dec 2020, 9:30pm
Funding for 80,000 seats on coaches to head off travel chaos over Christmas holidays

Coaches could be the solution to overcrowding on trains as Britain travels to meet family at Christmas

By Tony Diver 12 Dec 2020, 6:00am
Supreme Court to rule on Heathrow third runway next week

Heathrow airport is to extend the closure of Terminal 4 after suffering a torrid 2020

By Oliver Gill 11 Dec 2020, 3:54pm
Remote communities left isolated as councils cut support for buses and journeys fall by almost 100m in a decade

The government has been called upon to channel a some of its £4bn national bus investment strategy to the shires

By Lucy Fisher 10 Dec 2020, 12:01am
Green plates scheme for electric cars criticised over unclear benefits for drivers

One expert called the move 'naive' and said it was a form of greenwashing

By Olivia Rudgard 8 Dec 2020, 12:01am
Christmas bubble window should include 'travel days' to stop road and rail havoc

The Campaign for Better Transport has called for two extra days for travelling over the festive period across the entire UK

By Mike Wright 7 Dec 2020, 8:30pm
'Mass trespass' at Stonehenge over road tunnel proposals

Government plans to dig a road under the ancient monument which campaigners say will damage the site

By Telegraph Reporters 6 Dec 2020, 12:42am
Train operator on track for taxpayer ride to Covid profits

Govia Thameslink received more than £600m in taxpayer funding between March and September

By Oliver Gill 5 Dec 2020, 8:00pm

One in four councils have scrapped or reduced 'green roads' schemes

Among 110 local authorities given funding for schemes, 31 have downsized or ripped up plans following backlash from residents

By Dominic Penna 5 Dec 2020, 6:00pm
Transport Secretary says planned Christmas rail works cannot be held up during festive bubble period

Grant Shapps says engineering upgrades due to start over the holidays have been planned for years and delaying them would mean problems

By Mike Wright 3 Dec 2020, 9:30pm
Exclusive: Ministers could ease rail fare hikes to help Christmas passengers as prices double

Surging demand for tickets for the five days when households are allowed mix has seen prices soar on many routes

By Mike Wright 1 Dec 2020, 10:00pm

The train station with fewer than one passenger a week

Berney Arms in Norfolk has no car park and is only accessible by foot

By Oliver Gill 1 Dec 2020, 1:13pm
London firms to pay for £825m Crossrail lifeline

Companies hit by extension of business rate levies to fund taxpayer loan to complete Europe's biggest construction project

By Oliver Gill 1 Dec 2020, 12:31pm

HS2 contractor buys Virgin Hyperloop developer in £1.8bn deal

Virgin Hyperloop is designed to be even faster than HS2's 400 km/h trains and could complete 300km journeys in 20 minutes

By Oliver Gill 30 Nov 2020, 1:29pm
Stonehenge tunnel faces legal challenge as campaigners say minister wrongly overruled expert advice

A new campaign group has asked solicitors to investigate the lawfulness of Grant Shapps' decision

By Dominic Penna 30 Nov 2020, 12:41am
Call in police to prevent Christmas train chaos, rail unions demand

Fears of overcrowding as festive travel is crammed into five days has led to call for extra police and more services to run on Boxing Day

By Hayley Dixon 29 Nov 2020, 5:20pm
Exclusive: Cyclists shun roads designed to be bike friendly in £250m scheme

Some of the routes attract 400 vehicles to one bicycle amid fears of pollution rise

By Steve Bird 29 Nov 2020, 1:29am
One train operator suspends peak tickets over Christmas amid fears of transport chaos

Amid increasing fears the UK's rail and road network will descend into mayhem this Christmas a train operator has removed peak restrictions

By Steve Bird 28 Nov 2020, 10:30pm
A disabled grandmother notched up £3,000 of fines after driving through low traffic road closure

As more and more roads are closed and CCTV cameras film motorist, one grandmother reveals the toll low traffic neighbourhoods can have

By Steve Bird 28 Nov 2020, 5:50pm
Virgin Atlantic launches Caribbean Covid testing trial

Airline bosses say departure testing is twice as effective as quarantining

By Oliver Gill 27 Nov 2020, 10:17am
Cash to help reverse some Beeching rail cuts

Dr Richard Beeching earmarked 5,000 miles of track for closure in the 1960s to save money

By Oliver Gill 27 Nov 2020, 12:01am

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