Department for Transport

We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move. DfT is a ministerial department, supported by 24 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP
  Secretary of State for Transport
• Huw Merriman MP
  Minister of State (Rail and HS2)
• The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP
  Minister of State (Decarbonisation and Technology)
• Richard Holden MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Roads and Local Transport)
• Baroness Vere of Norbiton
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Aviation, Maritime and Security)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Fund a 20-mile motorway between Halifax and Burnley
  Opened on Tuesday 24th January 2023
  8 signatures so far

• Do not extend the period before a vehicle’s first MOT to 4 years
  Opened on Monday 23rd January 2023
  2,503 signatures so far

• Limit penalty charge notices (PCNs) for traffic offences to £20
  Opened on Monday 23rd January 2023
  59 signatures so far

• Withdraw funding for Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving
  Opened on Friday 20th January 2023
  17 signatures so far

• Require bus drivers to allow children on board, even if they don't have a ticket
  Opened on Friday 20th January 2023
  37 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport for under 25s
  Opened on Wednesday 18th January 2023
  12 signatures so far

• Legalise use of electric scooters on public highways for driving licence holders
  Opened on Wednesday 18th January 2023
  11 signatures so far

• Fund free travel for all UK students under 18 and half rate for students 18+
  Opened on Wednesday 18th January 2023
  153 signatures so far

• Require all electric vehicles in the UK to use a standardised modular battery
  Opened on Tuesday 17th January 2023
  17 signatures so far

• Make a driving licenses mandatory for electrical scooters
  Opened on Wednesday 11th January 2023
  12 signatures so far

• Make pregnant women eligible for a temporary Blue Badge
  Opened on Tuesday 10th January 2023
  10 signatures so far

• Allow motorcycles to have auxiliary flashing lights
  Opened on Monday 9th January 2023
  35 signatures so far

• Require additional safety features on motorway bridges
  Opened on Thursday 5th January 2023
  43 signatures so far

• Review Management and Delivery of Car Driving Tests in the UK
  Opened on Thursday 22nd December 2022
  16 signatures so far

• Require all drivers to switch to winter tyres in November as a mandatory measure
  Opened on Wednesday 21st December 2022
  9 signatures so far

• Re-regulate rural bus services in England
  Opened on Tuesday 20th December 2022
  42 signatures so far

• Bring in legislation to end internal air flights in the UK.
  Opened on Monday 19th December 2022
  438 signatures so far

• Allow all shire counties to draw up franchise agreements with bus companies.
  Opened on Tuesday 13th December 2022
  113 signatures so far

• Ban all E-scooters
  Opened on Tuesday 13th December 2022
  17 signatures so far

• Require a Guard/Train Manager on every train
  Opened on Monday 12th December 2022
  27 signatures so far

• Review national guidelines for safety and security of taxi/ph drivers
  Opened on Thursday 8th December 2022
  295 signatures so far

• Traffic to stop and wait for a stopped school bus loading or unloading children.
  Opened on Wednesday 7th December 2022
  1,868 signatures so far

• Require all drivers over 60 to retake the theory and driving test!
  Opened on Wednesday 7th December 2022
  14 signatures so far

• Provide free bus passes for all students in full or part-time education

• Provide free bus passes for all students in full or part-time education
  Opened on Tuesday 6th December 2022
  18 signatures so far

• I would like the government to ban the sale of peanuts on trains
  Opened on Tuesday 6th December 2022
  13 signatures so far

• Make unlawful for any strike to reduce public transport services more than 50%.
  Opened on Friday 2nd December 2022
  53 signatures so far

• Set minimum percentage of EV chargers for disabled spaces to access LEVI funding
  Opened on Thursday 1st December 2022
  11 signatures so far

• Fund free bus travel for women and children after sunset
  Opened on Wednesday 30th November 2022
  23 signatures so far

• Require the UK flag and letters on new number plates from March 2023 by law
  Opened on Tuesday 29th November 2022
  664 signatures so far

• Make it illegal for anyone other than the test sitter to book a driving test
  Opened on Tuesday 29th November 2022
  12 signatures so far

• Continue to recognise the EASA drone classifications
  Opened on Monday 28th November 2022
  291 signatures so far

• Parking permits for drivers with a child in the car
  Opened on Thursday 24th November 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Require speed readout on the approach face of fixed speed cameras
  Opened on Thursday 17th November 2022
  13 signatures so far

• Make vehicle/tool theft specific offences with increased sentences
  Opened on Tuesday 15th November 2022
  73 signatures so far

• Introduce new rights to compensation for changes to flight schedules
  Opened on Friday 11th November 2022
  12 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport for all 16-18 year olds in full-time education
  Opened on Friday 11th November 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Require platform screen doors (PSDs) in every train station.
  Opened on Wednesday 9th November 2022
  75 signatures so far

• Compulsory safe crossing points to be provided at all schools
  Opened on Monday 7th November 2022
  229 signatures so far

• Require 20mph speed limits around schools and nurseries for collection/drop off
  Opened on Friday 4th November 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Extend elderly and disabled concessionary bus passes to peak services
  Opened on Monday 31st October 2022
  23 signatures so far

• Make National Highways an option when calling 999
  Opened on Monday 31st October 2022
  35 signatures so far

• Require written parking fee reminder before fine, if no onsite payment available
  Opened on Monday 24th October 2022
  24 signatures so far

• Extend temporary admission for UA refugees to use cars with UA registration
  Opened on Monday 24th October 2022
  7,194 signatures so far

• Introduce new vehicle registration rules for electrifying classic cars
  Opened on Thursday 20th October 2022
  512 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement for cyclists to use cycle paths where available
  Opened on Thursday 20th October 2022
  32 signatures so far

• Reduce Vehicle Tax on Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
  Opened on Wednesday 19th October 2022
  31 signatures so far

• Require GPs to sign off on renewal of driving licences for over 70s
  Opened on Monday 17th October 2022
  52 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport for all
  Opened on Wednesday 12th October 2022
  39 signatures so far

• Introduce new requirements to ride a moped or motorcycle on the road
  Opened on Tuesday 11th October 2022
  381 signatures so far

• Legalise use of personal e-scooters with licence, insurance and safety clothing
  Opened on Thursday 6th October 2022
  43 signatures so far

• Launch a public information campaign on pedestrians’ rights when using roads
  Opened on Wednesday 5th October 2022
  15 signatures so far

• Terminate the contract of First Trenitalia Ltd
  Opened on Tuesday 4th October 2022
  173 signatures so far

• Fund reinstatement of the railway line to Louth, Lincolnshire
  Opened on Tuesday 4th October 2022
  64 signatures so far

• Make parking on someone else's driveway an offence
  Opened on Thursday 8th September 2022
  65 signatures so far

• Review traffic signal colours to ensure they meet needs of the colour-blind
  Opened on Tuesday 6th September 2022
  11 signatures so far

• Invest in hydrogen fuelling stations AND hydrogen fuel cell car manufacturers
  Opened on Tuesday 6th September 2022
  32 signatures so far

• Ban private jets from UK airspace

• Ban private jets from UK airspace
  Opened on Friday 2nd September 2022
  40 signatures so far

• Renationalise the railways
  Opened on Wednesday 31st August 2022
  69 signatures so far

• Allow lifeboat crew to use blue lights on private vehicles
  Opened on Tuesday 30th August 2022
  20 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement for drivers to stop& report accidents involving cats
  Opened on Tuesday 30th August 2022
  436 signatures so far

• Require train operators maintain ticket offices at railway stations
  Opened on Friday 26th August 2022
  15,386 signatures so far

• Require motorcycle riders to wear protective clothing and footwear.
  Opened on Thursday 25th August 2022
  171 signatures so far

• Stop charging double vehicle tax for the month in which a vehicle is sold
  Opened on Wednesday 24th August 2022
  36 signatures so far

• Make it compulsory for all taxis and PHVs have CCTV and dash cameras
  Opened on Wednesday 24th August 2022
  74 signatures so far

• Do not introduce Death by Dangerous Cycling offence or cyclist number plates
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd August 2022
  55 signatures so far

• Require drivers to retake their test at 65
  Opened on Wednesday 17th August 2022
  36 signatures so far

• Make it law that all Bicycles and scooters have a bell fitted by Law.
  Opened on Wednesday 17th August 2022
  17 signatures so far

• Increase funding available to bus companies
  Opened on Tuesday 16th August 2022
  19 signatures so far

• Hold a public inquiry into the private parking industry's conduct and practices
  Opened on Tuesday 16th August 2022
  50 signatures so far

• Make children under three who are disabled eligible for Blue Badges
  Opened on Monday 15th August 2022
  338 signatures so far

• Introduce new rights to compensation and support if trains cancelled or delayed
  Opened on Monday 15th August 2022
  36 signatures so far

• Motorists re-testing at 65 with 5 yearly re-tests including medical examination.
  Opened on Monday 15th August 2022
  22 signatures so far

• Set a legal maximum temperature in HGV trucks
  Opened on Thursday 11th August 2022
  43 signatures so far

• Cancel HS2
  Opened on Thursday 11th August 2022
  62 signatures so far

• Increase the 15.5mph speed limit for e-bikes to a minimum of 20mph
  Opened on Wednesday 10th August 2022
  277 signatures so far

• Increase the Category B driving license weight limit to 5000kg
  Opened on Wednesday 10th August 2022
  14 signatures so far

• Ban DVLA from sharing data of vehicles’ registered keepers
  Opened on Tuesday 9th August 2022
  30 signatures so far

• Introduce an extra driving test before people can drive on the motorway.
  Opened on Monday 8th August 2022
  14 signatures so far

• Discontinue CPC training for HGV drivers.
  Opened on Monday 8th August 2022
  70 signatures so far

• Introduce driving tests for full licence holders every 10 years.
  Opened on Monday 8th August 2022
  17 signatures so far

• Require cyclists to be registered and have third-party insurance
  Opened on Monday 8th August 2022
  591 signatures so far

• Introduce 90 mph speed limit on motorways and run public awareness campaign.
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  114 signatures so far

• Validate Brazilian Drivers Licence and exchange to British equivalent in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  9,003 signatures so far

• Reduce fixed penalty for speeding in a 20mph zone to 1 penalty point
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd August 2022
  1,300 signatures so far

• Prohibit cyclists using the road where a cycle lane is available
  Opened on Thursday 28th July 2022
  34 signatures so far

• Make helmets a legal requirement for all self-propelled vehicles
  Opened on Monday 25th July 2022
  346 signatures so far

• Ban public transport workers from going on strike
  Opened on Monday 25th July 2022
  33 signatures so far

• Place large environmental taxes on the use of private jets
  Opened on Friday 22nd July 2022
  178 signatures so far

• Increase the maximum power for an e-bike from 250 watts to 750 watts
  Opened on Wednesday 20th July 2022
  16 signatures so far

• Make Alternative Dispute Resolution mandatory for the Motor Industry
  Opened on Tuesday 19th July 2022
  13 signatures so far

• Remove penalty points from minimum penalty for speeding
  Opened on Monday 18th July 2022
  23 signatures so far

• Require private car parks issue receipts/tickets stating time paid for
  Opened on Friday 15th July 2022
  23 signatures so far

• Fund a railway line to Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
  Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
  20 signatures

• Reinstate original plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail line
  Open from Wednesday 13th July 2022 to Friday 27th January 2023
  30 signatures

• Allow A1 motorcycle license holders to use motorcycles with up to 250cc engines
  Open from Wednesday 13th July 2022 to Friday 27th January 2023
  42 signatures

• Require all EV chargers accept contactless payments by April 2023
  Open from Friday 8th July 2022 to Sunday 22nd January 2023
  55 signatures

• Recognise and convert the Moldovan driving license to a UK license
  Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
  32 signatures

• Require all cyclists and motor cyclists to wear high visibility clothing.
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  25 signatures

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