department-for-transport

Trucks set to move faster

Roads Minister Stephen Hammond announced plans to increase the speed limit for trucks over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageway to 45 or 50mph. The current limit is 40mph. The existing 50mph limit for trucks between 3.5t and 7.5t will not be changed. The Freight Transport Association welcomed the move, saying that it would reduce accidents because there would be less temptation for car drivers to overtake slow-moving trucks. The Department for Transport's ... [+]

Port traffic edges up in 2011

Total freight traffic through UK ports was 519 million tonnes, up 1% on 2010, but still 11% below the 2005 level said the Department for Transport in its latest statistical report. Compared with 2010, inwards traffic increased by 5% to 328 Mt, whilst outwards traffic decreased by 4% to 192 ... [+]

Foreign trucks to pay tax by 2015

The Department for Transport is reported to be planning to introduce a £10 a day charge for foreign trucks by 2015 in a bid to even out competition with UK operators. The charge will in fact be payable by all road users, but British truckers will be able to reclaim ... [+]

Government promises to free up air market

The draft aviation policy framework, published by the Government on 12 July, promised further liberalisation of the UK market to encourage foreign airlines to develop routes from airports other than Heathrow , along measures to improve reliability at Heathrow. It also promised to push for international action on aviation emissions ... [+]