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News: November 2010
A total of 47 people have taken membership of Scotland's first bike hire scheme in its first 10 weeks.
The £155,000 Dumfries Bike2Go project was launched by Transport Minister Stewart Stev... Read on »
Train fares will rise by an average of 6.2% in January 2011, the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) announces today.
According to the Office of Rail Regulation the average price paid ... Read on »
The Government will invest in more than 2,100 new rail carriages for Britain's railways by 2019, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond announced today as he unveiled plans to modernise the rail netw... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Transport Statistics Great Britain 2010, see Read on »
While few would blink any more at the sight of a Mini Cooper alongside their own vehicle, some may have noticed a few of their models out and about at the moment that are strangely quiet.
And thei... Read on »
Salt stocks more than doubled across London. Vital roads and footpaths will be kept open as winter hits the Capital. New 27,000 tonne salt reserve created to provide extra resilience.
These salt... Read on »
CC Auto Pay offers £1 discount on daily charge.
Easier, simpler payment method
Never again worry about forgetting to pay
Motorists can now pre-register for a Congestion Charge Auto... Read on »
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New safety ratings for motorcycle helmets were published today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning ahead of the Motorcycle Show in Birmingham.
An extra 16 motorcycle helmets have been rated... Read on »
The cost of running a company car has risen this year. Here are the average costs compared with last year.
2010 Cost per year
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Anyone at anytime will have instant access to the Capital's newest form of public transport.
The Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) today announced that the Mayor's flagship cycle hire scheme wi... Read on »
Automakers who have invested in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids may have difficulty selling those products in the UK, according to a study released today.
Technology and services company Bosch... Read on »
As part of its PRAISE project, ETSC publishes its fourth Thematic Report "Safer Commuting to Work" which presents how measures taken by employers can mitigate the commuting risk of their ... Read on »
The growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) is causing increasing problems for the electric grid system, according to IBM, but the company says a project it is working on holds the answer. Mi... Read on »
Tax break stays as HMRC agrees 'fair' price at which employees can buy back bike from employer when loan period ends
The Cycle to Work scheme is back on track after it emerged that cyclists can ... Read on »
A full-scale model of London's new Routemaster bus has been unveiled.
London mayor Boris Johnson said the buses, which will come into service 2012, were a combination of "nostalgia" and ... Read on »
Passengers using South West Trains are set to enjoy more convenient journeys in future when they can top up their Oyster cards to travel on trains across London, Transport Minister Theresa Villiers... Read on »
Energy savings in buildings and transport should be a top priority over the next decade, the European Commission (EC) said today as it set out its energy strategy to 2020.
The EC said investments ... Read on »
Waitrose is the latest supermarket to introduce electric car charging points at it stores.
The retailer has installed electric vehicle chargers at two of its car parking spaces at a new Waitrose s... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Waterborne Freight in the United Kingdom - 2009 Results, see Read on »
General Electric has said it will make a record order of electric cars, to try to kick-start the market.
It hopes that its purchase of 25,000 electric vehicles will drive the development of a netw... Read on »
Area the size of Ireland could be lost to conventional farming as global warming accelerates, says environmental study
Plans to make European motorists use more Read on »
Expanded cycle hire area will extend from Olympia in the west to Bow in the east.
"Plans are now well advanced that will see the roll-out of thousands more of our gleaming bikes" - May... Read on »
The Department for Transport and Renewable Fuels Agency today announce the reappointment of Professor Ed Gallagher as Chairman of the Board of the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) and the reappointme... Read on »
The COMMERCE UK seminar took place at Chiswick Park on 24 September and proved to be a productive way to finish the project and look ahead to future project ideas.
The event was attended by a d... Read on »
Customers of eBay Motors UK for the first time have access to an online transport marketplace that saves unnecessary road haulage miles at the same time as cutting delivery costs.
Shiply.com, w... Read on »
The passenger transport executive for the West Midlands has equipped thousands of buses with electronic card readers.
More than 2,500 buses in the region have been fitted with smartcard technolo... Read on »
Folko Rohde is in awe as he surveys the cars parked in the gloomy hotel car park at the Brighton Metropole.
"Four Teslas," he says admiringly, referring to a series of electric sportscar... Read on »
Overcrowding on trains in England and Wales will get substantially worse over the next four years despite rises in ticket prices, a report by MPs says.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the... Read on »
Britain’s first eco supercar, which runs off electricity generated by wind power, was launched yesterday and plans to break land speed records.
The new sports car, Nemesis, launched by green... Read on »
This press notice was originaly issued by the Greater London Authority.
Siemens confirmed as the IT and services partner for Source London
London pushes UK another step closer to a national... Read on »
The successful bidder in a sale of the concession to run Britain’s first high speed railway, 'High Speed 1', was announced today by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond as a consortium compri... Read on »
Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride is one of the UK’s biggest free non-competitive cycling events. People from Bristol and surrounding regions come together for a celebration of cycling. It&rs... Read on »
A £14m swipe-card system, similar to London's Oyster Cards, is being introduced for public transport in the West Midlands.
Electronic card readers have been fitted on 2,500 buses in the re... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Quarterly Provisional Estimates Q2 2010, see Read on »
EU funding has enabled Transport for London (TfL) to make provision for three more hydrogen buses that will enable an entire bus route in London to use this greener, cleaner technology, helping to ... Read on »
London commuters today resorted to bicycles, trains, taxis, boats and buses in the face of a fresh tube ... Read on »
Manchester-based company, Crystal Ball, has launched a new smartphone application which is set to revolutionise the industry, protect employees and significantly reduce costs for fleet operators.
... Read on »
A 124-space Barclays Cycle Hire docking station to be created at Waterloo station. More than 100,000 people are already Cycle Hire members.
Work began today on a 124-space 'super' cycle hire docki... Read on »