Ahead of the Budget, and after his latest meeting with Mayors, Prime Minister Andy Burnham provided a new statement of his approach to greater local devolution of decision-making and funding. With transport... continue
Mayors and strategic transport authorities will be able to self-fund local schemes through devolved income tax revenues and retained business rates, Chancellor John Healey announced in his first Budget on Wednesday. Under his vision, these tax revenues would be large enough to replace grants for... continue
Budget announcements relating to the continued freezing of fuel duty and an extended work car-use tax allowance, have followed a raft of measures designed to support motorists announced in the weeks leading up to the Budget by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. These include curbs on private... continue
Samanthan Collins-Hill, who has headed the Department for Transport’s Local Transport Planning division for the past twelve months, has been appointed as the Transport Secretary’s Principal Private Secretary. Collins-Hill was made Deputy Director for Transport Planning at the DfT under... continue
Chancellor John Healey has pledged to give local authorities flexible revenue streams that can be spent on transport, infrastructure and other major projects. In his Budget statement on Wednesday, he said: “Local leaders shouldn’t have to come cap in hand to Whitehall to build a... continue
The DVLA has placed AI at the heart of plans to improve efficiency and service delivery. The agency intends to deploy AI to support “service delivery, efficiency and insight” while embedding an AI governance framework that covers “ethics, legal compliance, transparency, data... continue
Alongside the Budget, the government confirmed details for the upcoming Pay-Per-Mile Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED), launching in April 2028. Pure EV drivers will face a 3p-per-mile charge, while plug-in hybrids will be charged 1.5p per mile. Motorists will estimate their mileage up front... continue
Staff from the Department for Transport are being seconded to local strategic and transport authorities to help cover a shortage of expertise to address issues such as implementing bus franchising, preparation of local transport plans, and taking up new powers over pavement parking and e-mobility.... continue
The 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut and overall fuel duty freeze will be extended until next July, the Chancellor said. In May former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the 5p cut would stay to the end of this year, instead of being phased out as previously planned. Fuel duty has been frozen or... continue
Previously overlooked places around the UK will be better able to make the case for investment, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have said, thanks to changes in Treasury appraisal criteria to help break down barriers to growth. As part of the government’s work to drive ‘good growth... continue
Ahead of the Budget, and after his latest meeting with Mayors, Prime Minister Andy Burnham provided a new statement of his approach to greater local devolution of decision-making and funding. With transport implications very much to the fore, LTT presents it in full here. I’’ve spent... continue
The Government has published an updated version of its Northern Growth Strategy, produced in March, setting out a vision for a stronger, more dynamic northern economy and how government will work in partnership with local leaders to achieve this. The revisions reflect responses to the consultation,... continue
The Department for Transport has issued new policy documents seeking to formalise its administrative strategy for evaluating the Heathrow Airport third runway expansion. They spell out the transition into a phase of narrowed stakeholder engagement and meticulous internal evaluation following the... continue
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) looks set to implement powers that will require Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) to demonstrate how its preferred procurement arrangements for the proposed third runway would offer better value than competitive alternatives. In a policy document published earlier this... continue
Birmingham Airport has announced a £2bn expansion plan which sets out the use of existing runway capacity alongside “significantly enhanced” passenger facilities over the next 15 years. The first stage of development could start in 2027, with “significant investments”... continue
Rachel Skinner has been appointed as independent chair for the Department for Transport and Treasury’s review of Rail Infrastructure Costs, which is expected to report within six months, after confirmation of the project alongside this week’s budget statement. The Government announced... continue
Former top Civil Servant and corporate leader Sir John Kingman... continue
David Horne, currently Managing Director of London North Eastern Railway (LNER), has been appointed as Integrated Chief Customer and Commercial Officer (ICCCO) for the rail system, a new industry-wide role “that will help shape a customer-first railway, bringing... continue
The Government has agreed that the Commons Transport Committee should be involved in the appointment of the chair of the new rail watchdog, having initially turned down its recommendation. In a letter sent to Committee Chair Ruth Cadbury, Rail Minister Lord Hendy now says that whoever is chosen to... continue
The High Court has dismissed legal challenges brought against Uber by London black cab drivers and private hire operators. The lawsuits were thrown out by Mr Justice Birt, who ruled the case had been brought too late. The claimants alleged that between 2012 and 2018 companies within the Uber group... continue
Taxi and PHV sector observers LTT spoke to felt the Government’s response suggested it was unwilling to do anything that would materially change the offer from these modes or better integrate them into the overall public transport mix. “They should be perceived as part of a genuine... continue
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