2011 October
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1 October 2011
Figures released today by Campaign for Better Transport show that motorway drivers could be be hit hard, paying an extra £500 million a year to the Treasury, if a new 80mph speed limit on motorways is brought in. -
6 October 2011
Responding to the publication of Provisional Decisions on Remedies for Local Bus Services by the Competition Commission, Campaign for Better Transport's bus campaigner, Sophie Allain, said: -
7 November 2011
A petition with more than 11,000 signatures calling for fairer rail fares was handed in to 10 Downing Street this morning by Railway Children star Jenny Agutter, as campaigners brand fare rises a tax on passengers. -
11 October 2011
Responding to the Government's announcement of a trial of longer lorries, Stephen Joseph Campaign for Better Transport's chief executive said: -
13 October 2011
Figures obtained by Campaign for Better Transport show council spending cuts have led to 1 in 5 supported bus services being cut with more yet to come. The figures, which were collected through freedom of information requests, reveal that council cuts to... -
24 October 2011
Campaign for Better Transport will warn that the Government's new planning framework will add to congestion and car-based development later today (24 October), as part of oral evidence to the Communities Select Committee examining the Government's draft... -
28 October 2011
Commuting families are now spending more than a third of their wages on childcare and rail fares, according to figures from Campaign for Better Transport. -
31 October 2011
Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed today’s (31 October) announcement by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills of funding to re-open the Todmorden Curve. The scheme, which will see a section of rail track reopened that will provide a...