Media

26 October 2012
A former Conservative Transport Minister and an activist once jailed for opposing road building have come together to launch a report revealing the extent of new road plans in England and Wales.

24 October 2012
Government’s cuts to concessionary coach fares are reducing mobility of the elderly and the disabled.

23 October 2012
The Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed the publication of the HGV Road User Levy Bill (1), and the plan to introduce charges for all HGVs weighing 12 tonnes or more using UK roads. However, it said the Bill was a missed opportunity to introduce proper distance-based charging for lorries, as most of the rest of Europe is now doing.

15 October 2012
The Campaign for Better Transport has reacted to the Department for Transport’s announcement concerning franchise arrangements for the West Coast mainline.

8 October 2012
The Government’s new road building programme will not solve the problems of congestion or kick start the economy, but it will damage the environment and generate fierce opposition, that is the message from pressure group the Campaign for Better Transport after Transport Secretary, Patrick McCloughlin, used his speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham to reinforce the Government’s support for a major increase in road capacity.

7 October 2012
A 17 year long fight to protect a beautiful and tranquil valley within walking distance of 140,000 people of Bexhill and Hastings received a major setback as the Hastings Alliance failed in its attempt at the High Court to secure a Judicial Review of the decision by the Department for Transport to financially support the scheme.

3 October 2012
The Campaign for Better Transport has reacted to the Government’s announcement concerning the cancellation of the West Coast Main Line rail franchise competition.