Department for Transport
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Environment News 21 May 2020Fleet initiatives awarded share of £2m e-cargo bike fund
Funding has been awarded to 18 local authorities from the £2 million ‘eCargo Bike Grant Fund’ by the Energy Saving Trust.
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Environment News 11 May 2020Commuters urged to cycle to relieve pressure on public transport
Cities across England are adopting road layouts to provide more space for cycling and walking as coronavirus restrictions begin to be lifted.
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Environment News 11 May 2020On-street EV charge points receive funding boost
The Government has doubled the funding available for on-street residential charge points to encourage greener forms of travel as lockdown restrictions are lifted.
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Tax and Legislation News 22 Apr 2020Survey suggests majority now favour pavement parking ban
More than half of those surveyed by YourParkingSpace.co.uk are now in favour of having pavement parking banned, compared to 44% two years ago.
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Environment News 2 Apr 2020Decarbonising transport requires ‘step change in ambition’, says DfT
The DfT's transport decarbonisation plan has set out six strategic priorities that the Government will be consulting on over the next five or six months.
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News 25 Mar 2020Government introduces emergency rail measures and suspends franchises for next six months
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced that normal rail franchise agreements will be suspended for six months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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General News 6 Mar 2020Drivers in the UK spend more time stuck in traffic
Latest Government statistics have revealed that UK drivers spent more time stuck in traffic in 2019.
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News Article 28 Feb 2020Councils awarded roads repair cash
The Government has awarded 32 local authorities a share of £93.4 million to repair roads and bridges.
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Fleet Industry News 19 Feb 2020
Technology trials aim to cut congestion for fleets
Technology trials aimed at improving driving conditions and reducing the time fleets spend in traffic jams will receive a share of £1.5m Government funding.
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Fleet Industry News 13 Feb 2020Petrol and diesel new car ban could start in 2032
A planned ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans, as well as hybrids, could start as early as 2032, the transport secretary Grant Shapps has said.
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Manufacturer News 4 Feb 2020Hybrids included in earlier petrol and diesel ban
The ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles will be brought forward to 2035 and will now include hybrids, the Prime Minister will announce today (Tuesday February 4).
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Fleet Industry News 21 Jan 2020EV charge point funding doubled to £10m
Funding increased and plan to give drivers real-time information about places to charge their electric car revealed.
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Manufacturer News 20 Dec 2019EV registrations triple in Q3
Newly published Vehicle Licensing Statistics have revealed that the number of electric cars has more than tripled in Q3 compared to the same period in 2018, increasing by 234%
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Fleet Industry News 6 Nov 2019BVRLA monitoring scheme to mitigate risk of vehicle terrorism
The Rental Vehicle Security Scheme, launched in December 2018, was introduced by the Department for Transport to help mitigate the risk of vehicle terrorism.
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Environment News 22 Oct 2019Green number plates to identify zero emission cars
The Government has launched a consultation on introducing green number plates for zero emission cars.
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Environment News 16 Oct 2019
Government wants full decarbonisation of transport sector
The Government says there is a need to go “further and faster” to reduce transport emissions to reach its net zero emissions target by 2050.
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Tax and Legislation News 7 Oct 2019Could EVs allow motorway speed limit rise to 80mph?
The Government says previous concerns over the impact an increase would have on pollution could need revisiting with a rise in electric vehicles (EVs).
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Fleet Industry News 3 Oct 2019
Defective brakes ‘leading cause’ of road accidents
Data from the Department for Transport (DfT) reveals that defective brakes contributed to a total of 3,894 accidents from 2013 to 2018.
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Fleet Industry News 27 Sep 2019
UK road casualty statistics labelled ‘disgraceful’
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced there were 1,784 reported road deaths in 2018, compared to 1,793 reported in 2017 – a 1% fall.
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General News 25 Sep 2019Competition for transport tech start-up funding
Innovative and tech-focused transport start-ups are invited to bid for a share of £960,000 in Department for Transport (DfT) funding.
