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All upcoming Highway Code changes as 1,560 road casualties reported

Road deaths went up in 2021, according to data released by the Department for Transport. They are responsible for changes to the Highway Code, designed to keep us safe on our roads

Daily Mirror

All the lines affected as UK set to be hit by biggest rail strike in decades

Members of the RMT union backed strike action after staff 15 train operating companies and Network Rail - spanning the breadth of the UK - were balloted over pay, conditions and cutbacks

Manchester Evening News

Civil servants given £2,000 lesson in juggling and building a miniature railway

Labour blasted the 'waste' of taxpayer cash on an away day for Department for Transport staff

Daily Mirror

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Crisis talks amid fears rail strike could lead to empty supermarket shelves

Unions have warned of 'potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history'

Wales Online

Cash-strapped transport bosses shelve plans for permanent anti-terror barriers on London bridges

TfL has shelved plans to install permanent anti-terror barriers on central London bridges due to financial constraints, it has been revealed.

Evening Standard

E scooter laws UK: Can I be fined for riding e scooters, are they legal and will law change?

The only way you can legally ride an e scooter in public is if you hire one through the Government trial, which includes Bristol's Voi scooters

Bristol Post

U.K. Department For Transport Is Now Targeting Noisy Bikes And Cars

The United Kingdom's Department for Transport is starting a noise camera trials program around the country to refine tech to crack down on noisy cars and bikes.

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Crossrail row erupts as Grant Shapps claims Sadiq Khan’s opening date announcement breaks election rules

The Transport Secretary said he would report the matter to the Electoral Commission watchdog

Evening Standard

England's loudest streets could get noise cameras to 'banish boy racers'

A new initiative has been unveiled by the Department for Transport

Wales Online

Grant Shapps under fire for bizarre videos and ‘zero interest’ in railways

Transport secretary’s unusual interventions raise eyebrows as well as questions over his commitment to the day job

The Guardian - UK

‘I know they’re exciting – but calm down!’ Britain’s love-hate affair with the e-scooter

There are more than 750,000 private e-scooters in the UK, most of them being used illegally. Why have they become so popular – and so disliked?

The Guardian - UK

Nationalise the railway and slash fares: Andy Burnham’s plan for transport

Train talk: the Manchester mayor’s attack on train fares is analysed by The Man In Seat 61

The Independent UK

A self-driving revolution? Don’t believe the hype: we’re barely out of second gear

The Department for Transport’s breezy predictions about driverless cars transforming Britain into a ‘global science superpower’ are both premature and optimistic

The Guardian - UK

Highway Code's bizarre rules for self-driving cars - can I watch TV behind the wheel?

New Highway Code rules proposed by the government's Department for Transport are likely to be in place later this year. They include allowing people to watch TV in self-driving cars

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Daily Record

What you can and can't do in self-driving cars - from drinking to using phone

Self driving cars will not be fully automatic, meaning a list of confusing list of rules about what motorists can and can't do - and when.

Chronicle Live

Driverless car rules: Users could watch films behind the wheel under proposed changes

This is everything you can and cannot do in a driverless car under the proposed changes

Wales Online

Self-driving cars on UK roads – key questions answered

Department for Transport is introducing changes to the Highway Code this year

Daily Mirror

Everything you can and can't do in self-driving cars - from drinking to using phone

Motorists were told this morning that when driverless cars come in they will be able to watch films behind the wheel, but there is a list of other rules they will have to stick to

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Bristol Post

Dismay as Government delays Portishead rail line project again

The delay is because of costs, but the delays will cost more

Daily Record

Highway Code rule update could allow some drivers to watch TV behind the wheel

The rule is part of new measures surrounding self-driving cars proposed by the Department for Transport.

Daily Mirror

Grant Shapps' 'cringe' rail ad mocked as scathing social media users call him a 'moron'

In a newly released video Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a new government policy slashing train fares, but not everyone was impressed by the promotional clip

The Independent UK

Trial of Extinction Rebellion co-founder delayed pending High Court judgment

Gail Bradbrook, 49, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Tuesday accused of causing £27,500 in damage to the Department for Transport building.

Wales Online

Great British Rail Sale - all you need to know for cheapest fares

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said more than one million train tickets would be reduced this spring to help with cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Great Rail Sale branded a 'headline grabbing gimmick' that won't help commuters

Government-backed cheap train tickets do not apply to peak times, meaning most workers will still have to pay top prices for fares at a time when the cost of living is soaring

Daily Mirror

British Rail sale: Destinations and dates included as one million train tickets reduced

Officials said offering half-price train tickets was “one of the ways” the Government was helping to support families with the cost of living, having previously announced measures to defer energy costs and offer council tax discounts for some households

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