All news on the topic: Department for Transport
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'Use today’s Budget to put Britain back on the path to fairness and prosperity'
Jeremy Hunt must address why so many families are having to choose between heating and eating and why more than a million are on the housing waiting list
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Government buys more diesel cars than electric despite zero emission pledge
A Freedom of Information request has revealed just 3.5% of the Home Office fleet is electric despite a 2021 pledge for a zero-emission fleet by 2027 - just years away
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Large sections of HS2 to be delayed to save cash, ministers set to announce
The imminent announcement has sparked fury, with one Tory MP saying his constituency has been "blighted" by fields being turned into construction sites
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Rail fares rise by 5.9% from today in blow for cash-strapped commuters
Bad news for train travellers as rail fares in England and Wales go up by 5.9% from today, with prices in Northern Ireland to go up by 7% from tomorrow as well
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Rebuilding Ukraine's railways 'will be critical in war' as UK pledges £10million
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said that fixing Ukraine's battered railway network will be vital in the battle against Vladimir Putin and said it would also help with grain supplies - which will keep food prices down
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Brexit rules bonfire could 'water down seatbelt law and cost thousands of lives'
Rishi Sunak plans to rip up remaining EU laws by the end of the year left on the statute book after Brexit - but experts worry that any relaxation in seatbelt rules will discourage people from wearing them
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Common 'Zone X' dashcam error risks £200 fine and penalty points, drivers warned
Car dashcams are praised as an easy way to settle insurance claims and promote safer driving - but putting one in the wrong place could lead to a hefty fine and points on your licence
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Labour demands Whitehall keep out of local issues like tarting up bus shelters
Yet the Government’s nosy parkers even insist councils get their go-ahead to scrape chewing gum off the streets
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Price of train tickets to fluctuate based on demand under new trial scheme
The new scheme will work under a demand and supply system, which will see train fares fluctuate depending on how many seats have been filled on London North Eastern Railway services
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'Tories are trashing the place as they know they only have a year or two left'
Mark Steel says Tories show incompetence across all departments - even a Tory Lord this week wrote an article suggesting students should have to take a ‘tolerance test’ before they graduate
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HS2 in chaos as Tories won't deny £60bn rail scheme may not run to London Euston
Britain's flagship HS2 rail could end up only running to the suburn of Old Oak Common in West London rather than the central Euston location as the shambles sparks fears the Birmingham to Crewe and Manchester legs could also be scrapped in their entirety
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Warning over MOT test change that could see cars become 'death traps on wheels'
At the moment, drivers are required to put their vehicle through an MOT test every year but this could be set to increase to every two years - and from three years to four years for a new car needing its first MOT
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Rail unions laugh in Tory's face and warn deal is 'further away than the start'
The grim verdict came in a fiery committee hearing where leaders laughed in a Tory MP's face - and the RMT's Mick Lynch said he was 'more popular than many politicians in this room'
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Britain's 'weirdest road' painted with wiggly white lines leaving locals baffled
The white lines have been installed in Clevedon, Somerset by the council to slow traffic down but locals are claiming the wobbly markings look like the 'lane for drink drivers'
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Mick Lynch warns rail staff could still be on strike this time next year
The boss of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union is working night and day on a settlement but ministers will not budge. And he says his members will not give in.
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