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Chris Grayling named as new Transport Secretary

Legislation, UK News

Chris Grayling MP, the former leader of the House of Commons and former justice secretary, has been named as secretary of state for transport. The appointment signals the survival of the Department for Transport (DfT) after new Prime Minister Theresa May led a cabinet reshuffle so wide-ranging that it is probably better described as a government restructure on 14 July.

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  3. Department for Transport to be shut down – reports
  4. RoSPA ‘concerned’ over rise in road deaths
15th July 2016/by admin

Department for Transport to be shut down – reports

News, UK News

Unnamed sources have told The Telegraph that the government Department for Transport (DfT) is being shut down. At the same time it appears that the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Energy and Climate Change are also being axed.

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  1. Chris Grayling named as new Transport Secretary
  2. DfT ‘intends’ to retain EU tyre labelling regulation post-Brexit
  3. RoSPA ‘concerned’ over rise in road deaths
  4. Diesel duty to rise to improve air quality?
14th July 2016/by admin

Diesel duty to rise to improve air quality?

Legislation, UK News

The Government is considering reversing a cut in diesel duty in an effort to address air quality concerns. Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin told the London Evening Standard that the former Labour chancellor Gordon Brown had made a mistake when he cut diesel duty by 3p in his 2001 budget. McLoughlin said: “It is something the chancellor will need to look at in due course.”

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  3. Chancellor’s tax relief for cleanest vans requires further detail – KPMG
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13th June 2016/by Andrew

‘Real life’ emissions tests to be introduced next year

Legislation, UK News

Existing lab tests designed to ensure emission limits are met have been shown to be inadequate and this is why the UK has secured a tough new Europe-wide ‘real driving emissions’ test. From next year, vehicles will have to meet emissions limits in real driving conditions across a wide range of typical operating temperatures. This will improve consumer confidence in manufacturers. The UK will be working to ensure that the new rules for real driving emissions and type approval are robust, deliver the expected outcomes and that manufacturers behave consistently.

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  1. UK cars exceed laboratory emissions standards in real-world conditions
  2. Transport secretary pushing for European action on car emissions tests
  3. DfT: VCA to [re]investigate emissions in the UK
  4. MEPs urge EU Commission to get tough on emissions fraudsters
3rd May 2016/by Andrew

UK cars exceed laboratory emissions standards in real-world conditions

Company News, Legislation, UK News

All 37 UK of the cars the government test in the wake of the automotive emissions scandal that began with VW last year exceed laboratory emissions standards in real-world conditions. However none of the vehicles tested in the UK programme showed evidence of defeat devices except VW models.

The UK government published its research into emissions levels from leading diesel car models, fulfilling a commitment to consumers to investigate potential manipulation of emission controls, on 21 April 2016 – just as leading car manufacturers (beginning with Mitsubishi) began making statements about their involvement in the emissions scandal.

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  1. DfT: VCA to [re]investigate emissions in the UK
  2. Transport secretary pushing for European action on car emissions tests
  3. ‘Real life’ emissions tests to be introduced next year
  4. VW Group sales down 20 per cent
22nd April 2016/by admin

Pothole cash allocation announced

News, UK News

The Government has released details of how a £50m pothole fund is to be divided up between English councils. The cash will be split among 118 authorities. Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the government wanted to “tackle the blight of potholes”. Devon council is to receive the most cash. The Local Government Association says it will take £12bn to fix the roads.

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8th April 2016/by admin

Electric cars ‘will be cheaper than standard cars’, report says

UK News

A report from Bloomberg predicts that hybrid and electric cars will be cheaper than standard cars within six years, with sales of electric cars reaching 41m by 2040, or a third of the market.

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7th March 2016/by Andrew

All speed cameras ‘will be yellow within a year’ Government says

Legislation, UK News

Every working speed camera on the strategic road network will be yellow within a year, the Government has announced. Ministers ordered a review of speed camera policy on motorways earlier this year and Highways England has today confirmed their plan to increase the visibility of all speed cameras on the network.

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  2. DfT: VCA to [re]investigate emissions in the UK
  3. UK cars exceed laboratory emissions standards in real-world conditions
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24th November 2015/by Andrew

DfT: VCA to [re]investigate emissions in the UK

Legislation, UK News

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced yesterday that the British government will set up its own inquiry into car emissions and testing. This will be done through the UK regulator Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), which is itself a division of the Department for Transport, and will work with OEMs.

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  4. ‘Real life’ emissions tests to be introduced next year
25th September 2015/by admin

Transport secretary pushing for European action on car emissions tests

UK News

In the wake of the VW scandal, UK Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin is said to be pushing for European level action on car emissions tests. According to BBC News, he said: “We are closely monitoring the situation and have been pushing for action at a European level for more accurate tests that reflect driving on the road. It’s vital that the public has confidence in vehicle emissions tests and I am calling for the European Commission to investigate this issue as a matter of urgency.”

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  1. UK cars exceed laboratory emissions standards in real-world conditions
  2. DfT: VCA to [re]investigate emissions in the UK
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  4. A third of VW ‘defeat devices’ remain unfixed
22nd September 2015/by admin

£6 billion to be invested in fixing potholes

UK News

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced that a record £6 billion will be spent on tackling potholes and improving local roads between 2015 and 2021. The announcement was made today (23 December 2014) and the investment amounts to £976 million a year, apparently enough to fix around 18 million potholes across the country.

Patrick McLoughlin said: “Roads play a significant part in everyday life. Poorly maintained local roads, blighted by potholes, are a menace to all road users, particularly during the festive period as people travel to see family and friends. It is vital we have good quality roads. This government has already taken strong action by spending £1 billion more on local roads maintenance than was spent in the previous parliament.

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  2. Potholes ‘cost UK drivers £730m last year’
  3. Pothole cash allocation announced
  4. Poll highlights dissatisfaction at state of UK road network
23rd December 2014/by admin

Tyre age campaigner meets industry in Westminster

Legislation, UK News
Tyre legislation campaigner Frances Molloy

Road safety campaigner and Brityrex 2014 TyreTalk speaker, Frances Molloy has been “encouraged” by the response from tyre industry representatives following a meeting in Westminster. Supported by Liverpool Walton MP, Labour’s Steve Rotheram, Molloy is campaigning for a change in the law on the fitment of aged tyres. Her son, Michael, was killed in a 2012 crash caused by the blowout of a second-hand, 19.5-year old tyre alongside a fellow passenger and the driver of a coach.

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  3. Government consulting on 10-year-old tyre ban
  4. Tyre aging Bill presented to House of Commons
6th November 2014/by Andrew

Tyre campaigner says Transport Secretary ‘lacks leadership’ on tyre age legislation

Legislation

Prominent tyre legislation campaigner, Frances Molloy has described the Secretary of State for Transport’s response to the issue of aged tyres in the market as “weak and lacking in leadership”. Molloy is lobbying the government to change the law on the fitment of over-age tyres, and gave a powerful presentation during Brityrex International’s TyreTalk seminar programme in Manchester. Describing the coalition government of being “anti-legislation”, Molloy vowed to maintain her campaign until the government introduces legislation to restrict the fitment of old tyres on Public Service Vehicles.

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  2. Tyre campaigner announced for Brityrex 2014 TyreTalk seminars
  3. Tyre aging Bill presented to House of Commons
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9th October 2014/by Andrew

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