The full scale of the funding crisis facing Britain’s transport system was exposed today as the country’s most expensive rail contract was nationalised, while details emerged of a potential £30bn spending gap.
A leaked industry memo warned of "looming spending cuts" on major transport projects after Department for Transport officials described the consequences of restoring order [...]

Van buyers will find it easier to cut emissions and save money due to a new van CO2 data base launched by the newly promoted Transport Secretary, Andrew Adonis this week.
The online database - the biggest of its kind in Europe - has been compiled by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), Society of Motor Manufacturers [...]

An extra £7.5m will be awarded to English local authorities to help them manage their roads, bridges and other highways assets, Transport Minister Paul Clark has announced .
Fourteen councils have been successful in attracting the funding, which will enable them to improve their information holdings on their streetlights, bridges, roads and other assets, in order [...]

Britain is failing children in road safety, a report published today concludes.
Figures released by public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), show that although the number of deaths among both pedestrians and cyclists since the mid-1990s has fallen, the UK is still ‘some way behind’ some countries when it comes to child road safety.
The [...]

The dangers of texting while driving are highlighted in a new hard-hitting THINK! campaign launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick after research showed that 30 per cent of young drivers admitted to texting at the wheel.
Using a mobile phone at the wheel is considered the second most unacceptable driving behaviour among motorists with [...]

Wide-ranging proposals to dramatically cut the number of deaths on the roads were set out by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick today as he also confirmed a major overhaul of the driver training and testing process.
New measures to ensure all roads have the right speed limit and the formation of a new expert panel to [...]

A major study by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has found that a new driving for work qualification would be welcomed by employers because the current system of learner training and testing does not adequately prepare young people to drive as part of their jobs.
The safety charity’s Young Drivers at Work project, funded [...]

Almost one year since the Corporate Manslaughter Act came into force many small businesses are leaving themselves wide open to penalties and prosecution.
This warning comes from new research carried out by Mercedes-Benz World and RoadSafe. The figures claim that 49 per cent of small business fleets are unaware that under current legislation their business and [...]

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has confirmed the driving licence fees for 2009/10 following a public consultation exercise will increase.
All driving licence services for which no fee is currently charged – such as change of name or address, test pass upgrades and renewals for the over-70s – remain free. The fees for some [...]

The AA is urging the Government to introduce a car scrappage scheme as soon as possible as it would save hundreds of lives.
The AA president has written to Ian Pearson MP, Economic and Business Minister, making the case for a car scrappage scheme to enhance safety, the environment and business.
According to the motoring association replacing [...]