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Promise of seven-week driving test wait in Great Britain ‘unlikely to happen until 2027’

Government efforts to recruit examiners fail again with average test slot wait now at 22 weeks, report says

The Guardian - UK

Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future

Livery for renationalised railway features red, white and blue alongside familiar double arrow symbol

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: Londoners face 5.8% rise in Tube fares despite national rail tickets price freeze

Mayor says it is ‘fair’ that TfL fares increase above inflation in return for £2.2bn of Government investment

Evening Standard

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Will pay-per-mile raise Reeves money or drive people away from electric vehicles?

Need for new road taxes is clear – but there are concerns that pricing plan could stall transition away from petrol

The Guardian - UK

New Sunderland-made Nissan Leaf gets £3,750 discount under government’s Electric Car Grant

Nissan joins Ford and Citroen in getting the full grant discount, with Vauxhall next in line according to DfT

The Independent UK

Bots and third parties to be banned from booking driving tests in DfT shake-up

In effort to tackle severe backlog and end resale market, only learner drivers will be able to make bookings

The Guardian - UK

Military driving examiners deployed to public test centres to cut backlog

Thirty-six defence driving examiners will conduct public tests one day a week for 12 months.

Evening Standard

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Heathrow third runway plans to be fast-tracked for ‘full benefits sooner’

Transport secretary says updated airports national policy statement (ANPS) will be published by next summer

The Guardian - UK

Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?

Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownership

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers take control of £10bn Lower Thames Crossing

Exclusive: National Highways Agency stripped of oversight with project handed to DfT amid Labour government drive for growth

The Guardian - UK

Electric car sales hit record high in September

Industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 72,779 pure battery electric new cars were registered last month.

The Independent UK

Phone tracking train ticket trial launches in northern England

Rail minister Lord Hendy said the initiative will make rail travel ‘simpler and easier’.

Evening Standard

Councillors call on government to fund Peckham Rye station upgrade

The station is the busiest interchange in the country without step-free access and saw almost six million passengers pass through it in 2024

Evening Standard

Four road deaths a day in 2024 spark call for casualty reduction targets

Department for Transport figures show there were 1,602 road fatalities in 2024, a decline of 1% from the previous year.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Around 500,000 more UK cars under investigation over emissions cheating

Dangerous car emissions have been linked to 16,000 premature deaths and 30,000 new cases of asthma in children

The Guardian - UK

‘See it. Say it. Sorted’ campaign gets refresh – but slogan stays same

Security message has been frequent – and for some, irritating – part of Great Britain’s public transport system since 2016

The Independent UK

Train passengers to hear refreshed ‘sorted’ slogan despite confusion

Britain’s ubiquitous railway security slogan, "See it. Say it. Sorted.", is undergoing its first refresh in nearly a decade, with new announcements and posters set to be rolled out from Tuesday.

The Independent UK

UK’s ‘largest’ on-street EV charger project installs first device

Chargepoint operator char.gy said it has started fitting more than 6,000 kerbside chargers for Brighton and Hove City Council.

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The Independent UK

E-bikes and e-scooters make streets a ‘nightmare’ for blind people, charity says

The growing use of micromobility transport options is causing fear and anxiety for blind and partially sighted people, according to a new report.

The Independent UK

Why e-bikes and e-scooters are making streets a ‘nightmare’ for blind people

Only one in 10 (9 per cent) blind people confident walking in their own neighbourhood because of e-bikes and e-scooters

The Independent UK

Simon Calder’s six ways to fix Britain’s broken rail fare system

Train Talk: How to ease the pain for travellers and taxpayers

The Independent UK

Rail campaigners say potential 5.5% fares rise would be ‘ripping off’ passengers

An inflation figure often used to determine increases in the cost of train travel will be announced on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Under-22s in England should get free bus travel to access work and training, MPs say

Transport committee also suggests rural weighting for bus funding and a national policy for services in England

Evening Standard

MPs call for free bus travel for under-22s in England

The Transport Select Committee said it would ‘help embed long-term public transport use’.

The Independent UK

The new plan which could see under-22s get free bus travel in England

The Transport Select Committee said it would improve young people’s access to ‘work and skills opportunities’

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