The British Government have confirmed plans to invest billions of pounds into the transport sector over the next four years, including into road standards and autonomous and electric vehicles. The new Industrial Strategy paper includes Theresa May’s ten key pillars to help drive the UK’s economy post-Brexit. This includes £4.7bn to invested in research and development – including in…

Research presented to the Royal Geographic Society says that the issue of traffic pollution is neglected by government departments because they prioritise road safety and economic growth over it. The research, carried out by the University of the West of England, found that cars, buses and lorries were the main cause of air pollution in 95% of UK cities where the air…

A new analysis of Department of Transport spending highlights more of a North-South divide than ever – revealing that more money has been spent on London’s new ‘Elizabeth’ Underground line than on all the projects in Northern England combined. Over the next four years of Conservative government, the DfT is set to spend £280 per person in the North; compared…

Not content with raising rail fares in January, it seems that the UK’s train companies are planning to ‘stealth’ increase the price of fares by up to 87% ten days after Election 2015. The Sunday Times reported over the weekend that Conservative leader David Cameron spoke with rail companies and asked them to “urgently review” its decision. It is…

The British Government unveiled its latest Budget yesterday, and among the many changes and recommendations released, the sharing economy was billed as an advised means of saving money. This includes car sharing, share apps, and Liftshare also received a mention in a Telegraph report yesterday as a key sharing firm in the UK. The paper’s report states Chancellor George Osborne advised civil…