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Single bus fares in the region will remain capped at £2, until the end of March 2025.

West Yorkshire Mayor announces £2 bus fare will last until March 2025

A powered wheelchair user.

Powered wheelchair users urged to complete survey to help challenge change in cl...

Surface rail usage has surged in Yorkshire

Surface rail usage surges by 175% in Yorkshire, defying declines in other public...

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Over 70,000 rail passengers could receive refunds after court ruling

The money will be used to fix pot holes and make other improvements

£41m announced to improve the roads across Dewsbury, Batley and Spen

Major airports will miss this summer’s deadline to install the new security scanners, although London City and Teesside are already using the new technology. Photo: Getty Images

Travel with Katie Butler: UK airport security 100ml liquids rule update

Cycling helps keep us healthy and helps towards the impact on climate change. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Cycling is great for our health and our climate goals

How to clear your path, pavement or driveway safely.

Should you clear snow off the pavement yourself? What you need to know

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

If you have feedback on public transport, or any issues with your local services that you’d like me to look into don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.

We need to get more people out of their cars and on to public transport
Ever since my first speech in Parliament I have been raising the issue of the poor service that rail passengers in Dewsbury have been forced to endure, and I am pleased to report that the Department for Transport has been taking on board the feedback that many of my colleagues and I have been passing on from our constituents.
Jane Chippindale

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

The government has taken control of TransPennine Express train services following “continuous cancellations”.

Government take control of TransPennine Express after “continuous cancellations”

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

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Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

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Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?
Grant Shapps has taken up his first government role since leaving the Department for Transport earlier this year
Patrick Hollis

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

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Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Mass transit scheme is being proposed for West Yorkshire

Long-awaited mass transit system ‘may run in 2031’

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Mass transit scheme is being proposed for West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire mass transit: £200m for 'development and initial delivery'

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

The current Heckmondwike Bus Hub

Combined authority approves plans for £5m new Heckmondwike Bus Hub

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns
All lane running schemes paused by Department for Transport until 5 years’ safety data is available
Matt Allan

New changes to The Highway Code will establish a “hierarchy of road users” (Shutterstock)

The Dutch Reach and other new 2022 Highway Code rules drivers need to know

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Plug-in car grant for EVs slashed by 40%

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New driving laws 2022: the changes that will affect every driver

Calls for car tax crackdown as number of untaxed vehicles rises

Motorists urged to slow down

More than half of drivers still speeding on 30mph roads

Gritting in Kirklees will not be affected by a national shortage of HGV drivers, say council chiefs.

Highways chiefs confident about Kirklees gritting plans ahead of winter weather

New motoring law to close dangerous mobile phone loophole

Government reveals plan for national road crash investigation unit

Smart motorway roll-out ‘must be paused over lack of safety evidence’

Government to bypass Commons approval to speed up HGV licence changes

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Drivers of new petrol, diesel, and hybrid cars are set to be taxed more as part of Government’s effort to push consumers toward electric vehicles (EVs).

Drivers to pay more for new cars from April

American family entertainment and fast-food chain Chuck E. Cheese is eyeing to set foot in the UK.

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