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• Consultation outcome: New cycling offences: causing death or serious injury when cycling

  15-05-2024 19:56 via gov.uk
  
  Seeks views on proposed new offences of causing death or serious injury while cycling and changes to the existing offences of dangerous and careless cycling.
  
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• National Statistics: Port freight quarterly statistics: January to March 2024

  06-06-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Provisional quarterly statistics on freight handled by UK major ports for January to March 2024.
  
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• Official Statistics: Seatbelt and mobile phone use surveys: 2023

  30-05-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Driver mobile phone use and seatbelt wearing rates for 2023.
  
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• Official Statistics: Road safety factors initial analysis

  30-05-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  An initial look at the new road safety factors which will replace the existing contributory factors as part of the department's road casualty statistics.
  
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• National Statistics: Reported road casualties Great Britain, provisional results: 2023

  30-05-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Personal injury collision statistics on public roads in Great Britain for 2023.
  
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• National Statistics: Reported road casualties Great Britain: e-Scooter factsheet: 2023

  30-05-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  A summary of statistics on e-scooter casualties in reported road collisions in Great Britain to the end of 2023, based on provisional data.
  
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• Transparency data: DfT: spending over £500, January 2024

  30-05-2024 10:15 via gov.uk
  
  Spending by a government procurement card (GPC), over £500.
  
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• Transparency data: DfT: spending over £500, February 2024

  30-05-2024 10:15 via gov.uk
  
  Spending by a government procurement card (GPC), over £500.
  
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• Transparency data: DfT: spending over £25,000, November 2023

  30-05-2024 10:15 via gov.uk
  
  Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
  
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• Transparency data: DfT: spending over £25,000, December 2023

  30-05-2024 10:15 via gov.uk
  
  Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
  
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• Official Statistics: Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: April 2024

  29-05-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Electric vehicle charging statistics on the number of electric vehicle charging devices funded through grant schemes in the UK.
  
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• News story: New Maritime and Coastguard Chair appointed

  24-05-2024 21:26 via gov.uk
  
  Lord Stevens of Birmingham appointed Non-Executive Chair of MCA.
  
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• Transparency data: Railway stations awarded Access for All accessibility funding

  24-05-2024 17:42 via gov.uk
  
  Railway stations that have been awarded funding to make them more accessible under the Access for All programme.
  
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• Statement to Parliament: Development consent order deadlines and designation of National Networks National Policy Statement

  24-05-2024 16:34 via gov.uk
  
  Confirms the deadline extension for three DCOs and the designation of the National Networks National Policy Statement.
  
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• Research: Cycling and walking investment strategy: active travel investment models

  24-05-2024 11:50 via gov.uk
  
  Technical report, insights paper and annexes setting out the evidence base for the investment model.
  
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• National Statistics: Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: 2023

  23-05-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Number of trips made by powered vehicles and unaccompanied trailers on each route to Europe for 2023.
  
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• Statutory guidance: The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

  22-05-2024 18:38 via gov.uk
  
  This Statutory Instrument is bringing forward legislation to: halve the minimum course length from 7 hours down to 3.5 hours; decouple e-learning from trainer-led courses; encourage more flexibility in end of module assessments; and introduce an accelerated pathway for returning drivers.   
  
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• Statistical data set: Road traffic estimates (TRA)

  22-05-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Data on road traffic by road and vehicle type, produced by Department for Transport.
  
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• National Statistics: Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2023

  22-05-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Road traffic estimates for Great Britain broken down by vehicle type and road type for 2023.
  
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• News story: Self-driving vehicles set to be on roads by 2026 as Automated Vehicles Act becomes law

  20-05-2024 16:11 via gov.uk
  
  Road safety is at the heart of the legislation, with automated vehicles expected to improve road safety by reducing human error.
  
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• Guidance: Countering drone threats to shipping

  20-05-2024 13:30 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for the maritime industry on the threat from aerial drones and potential response options.
  
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• Consultation outcome: Renewable transport fuel obligation: addressing multiple incentives

  17-05-2024 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  Seeks views on how DfT will address the issue of multiple incentives in the case of the renewable transport fuel obligation and SAF mandate.
  
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• News story: Transport Secretary visits Hampshire as record funding boost for resurfacing hits the road

  16-05-2024 18:40 via gov.uk
  
  Hampshire will benefit from a long-term £132 million plan to resurface local roads.
  
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• Statement to Parliament: Vehicle regulations

  16-05-2024 13:00 via gov.uk
  
  A new strategy outlines the government's approach to regulating cars, vans, motorcycles and other vehicles sold in the UK.
  
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• Policy paper: A vision for GB type approval

  16-05-2024 13:00 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the government's approach to delivering a GB vehicle type approval scheme after Brexit.
  
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• Research: Space Regulatory Review 2024

  16-05-2024 10:31 via gov.uk
  
  A pioneering report that outlines pro-innovation space regulations to transform the UK’s space sector.
  
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• Open consultation: Lowering the minimum age requirement for train drivers from 20 to 18

  16-05-2024 10:00 via gov.uk
  
  Seeks views on lowering the minimum age requirement for train drivers from 20 to 18 to attract new people to the industry.
  
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• News story: All aboard: new proposal aims to attract more young train drivers

  16-05-2024 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Thousands of opportunities could open up for young people, securing the skills we need to improve our railways in the long term.
  
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• News story: New laws to be introduced to prosecute dangerous cyclists

  15-05-2024 19:56 via gov.uk
  
  Measures will help protect law-abiding cyclists, pedestrians and other road users while ensuring justice is done.
  
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• Research: Aviation modelling framework

  15-05-2024 17:52 via gov.uk
  
  Sets out the Department for Transport’s aviation model framework.
  
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