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Department for Transport

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

MP Neil O'Brien next to the number 33 bus

Review which plunged future of rural bus service into doubt put on hold

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

(Composite: NationalWord/Shutterstock)

Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Draft planning rules suggest designing roads around lower speed limits and creating heirarchy of users

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

(Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Councillor Ozzy O'Shea, county council cabinet member for highways and transport, by one of the FoxConnect vehicles

New bus service aims to connect those in rural areas

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

Campaign highlights cost of getting caught with an untaxed car as offender numbers soar

The Let’s Go Workplace Challenge is taking place across Leicestershire until the end of the month.

Workers in Harborough urged to leave their cars at home

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns

New changes to The Highway Code will establish a “hierarchy of road users” (Shutterstock)

The Dutch Reach and other new 2022 Highway Code rules drivers need to know

(Photo: Nissan)

Plug-in car grant for EVs slashed by 40%

(Image: Mark Hall/JPI Media)

New driving laws 2022: the changes that will affect every driver

Calls for car tax crackdown as number of untaxed vehicles rises

Motorists urged to slow down

More than half of drivers still speeding on 30mph roads

New motoring law to close dangerous mobile phone loophole

Government reveals plan for national road crash investigation unit

Smart motorway roll-out ‘must be paused over lack of safety evidence’

Government to bypass Commons approval to speed up HGV licence changes

New rules to make travel to the UK from overseas easier and simpler have come into force (Photo: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

UK’s travel rules change: what you need to know as amber list is scrapped

Tesco rated top of the shops for EV charging

Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear

An extra £250,000 is to be invested into upgrading old traffic lights across Harborough and throughout Leicestershire.

£250,000 will be invested into upgrading old traffic lights across Harborough an...

Six in 10 want all-lane running smart motorways scrapped

HGV driving tests streamlined to tackle shortage of lorry drivers

1 in 4 drivers in the dark about E10 fuel as new petrol rolled out

The changes will affect where and when pedestrians have priority over cars

The new Highway Code changes that will affect every driver

Fully-vaccinated US and EU travellers ‘to be allowed into England without quaran...

Compliance is less than 50 per cent in 30mph zones and even worse in 20mph areas

More than half of drivers speed in 30mph zones

An ambitious £500 million scheme to electrify the railway from Market Harborough to Sheffield could be revived.

Ambitious £500 million scheme to electrify the railway from Harborough to Sheffi...

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 One of the now-banned Toyota ads (PA Wire/Supplied)

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Amazon fulfilment centre in Dunfermline gears up for Black Friday and Christmas

Black Friday: Britain's largest Amazon centre prepares for a big day

Police have released images of 20 men wanted in connection with Armistice Day counter protests.

Police hunt 20 Armistice Day counter protesters

It should not be acceptable to body shame Nigel Farage, nor David Cameron or men in general.

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