Department for Transport

Nearly a third of the population do not have access to a car and rely on public transport or other modes to support their lives, according to research published by the Department for Transport.

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced that more than £22 million will be put towards the Forder Valley Link Road. The road should reduce journey times from the east of Plymouth to the north.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will ensure that local planning policies can incorporate facilities for charging electric vehicles, according to the government’s Road to Zero Strategy.

Transport minister Jesse Norman has announced that new legislation aimed at transforming Transport for the North (TfN) into the first statutory sub-national transport body has been laid before Parliament.