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Responding to the Government announcement that housebuilding around railway stations will be given default “yes”, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

Ahead of the Budget on Wednesday 26 November, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport said:

7 November 2025

Campaign for Better Transport and six other organisations have written to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget urging her to reclaim £4.2 billion a year in lost revenue by allowing the “temporary” 5p fuel duty cut to come to an end and ending the 14-year fuel duty freeze. The groups also call on the Chancellor to set out a clear process and timetable for introducing a per-mile charge on electric vehicles.

4 November 2025

Responding to Centre for Cities’ report, ‘Integrated transport: The size of the prize for mayors’, Ben Plowden of Campaign for Better Transport said:

31 October 2025

The Government has responded to the Transport Committee’s report, ‘Buses connecting communities’. Commenting on the Government’s response, Silviya Barrett of Campaign for Better Transport said:

31 October 2025

Responding to the National Audit Office’s report, ‘Home to school transport’, Silviya Barrett of Campaign for Better Transport said:

30 October 2025

Reacting to the news that the Office of Rail and Road has approved Virgin Trains’ application to share the Temple Mills depot with Eurostar, Michael Solomon Williams of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Campaign for Better Transport is calling for greater recognition of the value of the rail network in delivering sustainable economic growth and regional equality as it publishes its latest report at the Labour Party Conference today.

Responding to the Government giving the ‘green light’ to 21 major infrastructure projects, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Bus stops with outdated, incorrect or missing timetables should be consigned to history. A national standard for printed information at bus stops is needed to banish one of the greatest frustrations faced by bus passengers, a report by Campaign for Better Transport and Optibus recommends.

Responding to the announcement of the Retail Price Index (RPI) figure for July which is usually used to set the following year’s regulated rail fare rise, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

13 August 2025

Commenting on the Transport Select Committee’s report, Buses connecting communities, Silviya Barrett of Campaign for Better Transport said: