Media

28 April 2016 

Transport experts are calling for the use of new longer heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to be restricted in the capital as new data illustrates the road safety threat they pose to other more vulnerable road users.

28 April 2016 

Transport experts are calling for the use of new longer heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to be restricted in towns and cities as new data illustrates the road safety threat they pose to other more vulnerable road users.

26 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport has responded to the publication of the annual Carplus survey of car club members. 

25 April 2016

UK taxpayers could be asked to fork out a staggering £17 billion to cover the costs of transport links needed to manage a massive surge in traffic from Heathrow expansion, according to confidential estimates disclosed today.

21 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport has responded to Highways England alert that football fans should expect disruptions if driving to Wembley stadium for this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final.  

20 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport has revealed the extent of proposed funding for new transport projects by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) for the coming year and spending on new road schemes is still dominant.

14 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport responds to new Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) statistics which show that over three million vehicles were registered for the first time in 2015, an increase of eight per cent on the previous year.   

13 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport responds to Joan Ryan MP’s new Improvement of Rail Passenger Services (Use of Disruption Payments) Bill introduced in Parliament today. The Bill, which has cross party support, aims to require that any net profit that Train Operating Companies make from unclaimed compensation due to passengers as a result of Network Rail disruptions is used to improve passenger services.

11 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed the Government’s new station development programme, but warned it must be backed by powers and funding.

8 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport congratulates local Frome resident on receiving a prestigious award for tirelessly campaigning against cuts to local bus services resulting in some services being saved.

7 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport has responded to the Government’s announcement today of £50 million spending on pothole repairs over the next year from its Pothole Action Fund. 

7 April 2016

Campaign for Better Transport has responded to the publication of research by the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (CSRF) recommending the introduction of larger, heavier lorries to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from road freight, with its own report which challenges a number of the CSRF’s findings.