Urban Transport Group makes priorities clear to new Chancellor
The Urban Transport Group has welcomed the appointment of Sajid Javid as Chancellor of the Exchequer by setting out its priorities for urban transport in the Government’s forthcoming Spending Review. In its submission to the Spending Review, which accompanies a letter to the Chancellor, the Urban Transport Group stresses the need: to replace ad hoc short term […]
‘Terrible’ road conditions & congestion top fleet manager concerns
Fleet and mobility managers want the Government to tackle terrible road conditions and congestion. That’s according to research from Arval, which revealed that of nearly 4,000 fleet mangers polled, over half the respondents (54 per cent) said that they wanted to see better roads, with 47 per cent asking for a solution to congestion. 30 […]
Government wants all new rapid chargepoints to offer card payment by 2020
The government wants to see all newly-installed rapid and higher powered chargepoints to provide debit or credit card payment by spring 2020. One year since the launch of its Road to Zero Strategy, the government has signalled it expects industry to develop a roaming solution across the charging network, allowing electric vehicle drivers to use any […]
New low emissions buses as part of £48m investment
Communities across the UK stand to benefit from greener journeys with the introduction of 263 new low emission buses on certain routes. A £48 million investment from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles will fund green vehicles and infrastructure to drive forward government plans to clean up the air in towns and cities. Speaking at […]
