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 23 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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• Change the DVLA requirements for motor caravan conversions.
  Opened on Thursday 20th February 2025
  15 signatures so far

• Require drivers to re-sit driving test if they knock a motorcyclist off a bike
  Opened on Wednesday 19th February 2025
  13 signatures so far

• Require railway companies to operate Railway Passenger Services On Boxing Day
  Opened on Tuesday 18th February 2025
  17 signatures so far

• Allow traffic to turn left on red lights if clear
  Opened on Tuesday 18th February 2025
  15 signatures so far

• Regulate the brightness and type of vehicle headlights allowed
  Opened on Tuesday 18th February 2025
  68 signatures so far

• Make it illegal for sound to be played on public transport without headphones.
  Opened on Monday 17th February 2025
  27 signatures so far

• Tighten the regulations on electric vehicle charger providers
  Opened on Monday 17th February 2025
  17 signatures so far

• Regulate Cabin Baggage Dimensions Across Airlines and Cap Baggage Fees
  Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
  388 signatures so far

• More funding to enforce traffic offences committed by cycle/scooter users
  Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
  37 signatures so far

• Increase landowners rights against parking on their property without permission
  Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Restrict lorries to the left lane on dual carriageways and motorways
  Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
  25 signatures so far

• Require e-bike riders to be licensed & regulated like mopeds
  Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
  47 signatures so far

• Raise the expensive car supplement threshold to £50k
  Opened on Wednesday 12th February 2025
  33 signatures so far

• Introduce Indian driving licence conversion to GB driving licence.
  Opened on Monday 10th February 2025
  18 signatures so far

• Make it illegal across the country to park on and obstruct the pavement.
  Opened on Monday 10th February 2025
  76 signatures so far

• Fund measures to reduce traffic
  Opened on Wednesday 5th February 2025
  19 signatures so far

• Introduce Regulation of Private Parking Practices
  Opened on Wednesday 5th February 2025
  48 signatures so far

• Change Delay compensation times on UK trains from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.
  Opened on Tuesday 4th February 2025
  35 signatures so far

• Mandate drivers attach plates displaying their penalty points on their vehicle
  Opened on Monday 3rd February 2025
  33 signatures so far

• Amend UNECE Regulation No. 79
  Opened on Thursday 30th January 2025
  22 signatures so far

• Require DVSA to allow candidates to request Same-Gender Driving Test Examiners
  Opened on Thursday 30th January 2025
  34 signatures so far

• Government to set out plans for reducing rail fares
  Opened on Thursday 30th January 2025
  76 signatures so far

• Ban Insurance Increases After Non-Fault Claims
  Opened on Tuesday 28th January 2025
  76 signatures so far

• Remove requirement to have motor insurance unless you have past driving offences
  Opened on Monday 27th January 2025
  31 signatures so far

• Tougher Penalties for drivers with loud cars
  Opened on Monday 27th January 2025
  44 signatures so far

• A2 motorcycle licences to upgrade to an A license automatically after 2 years
  Opened on Friday 24th January 2025
  197 signatures so far

• Require train companies to provide an unlimited subscription for train travel
  Opened on Friday 24th January 2025
  32 signatures so far

• Reduce EV charging VAT rate from 20% to 5% on the public charging network
  Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
  37 signatures so far

• Make motorway lessons a mandatory part of UK driving test & lessons
  Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
  43 signatures so far

• Require rail customers to be told the cheapest possible fare
  Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
  54 signatures so far

• Create a Unified Database for Viewing All PCNs
  Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
  23 signatures so far

• Introduce a cap for motorcycle insurance prices
  Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
  45 signatures so far

• Require train operators to allow under 18s to purchase child tickets
  Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
  36 signatures so far

• Have a public inquiry into the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
  Opened on Tuesday 21st January 2025
  87 signatures so far

• Allow driving motorcycles up to 125cc without CBT on category B driving licence
  Opened on Monday 20th January 2025
  55 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport for diagnosed autistic people
  Opened on Monday 20th January 2025
  39 signatures so far

• UK Government To Create A British International Rail Company.
  Opened on Friday 17th January 2025
  87 signatures so far

• Allow Road Legal Motorcycles to use Bridle paths
  Opened on Friday 10th January 2025
  26 signatures so far

• Review process for booking driving tests and ban the resale at inflated prices
  Opened on Thursday 9th January 2025
  1,764 signatures so far

• Cap car insurance prices
  Opened on Wednesday 8th January 2025
  97 signatures so far

• Fund the DVSA to increase the availability of practical driving tests
  Opened on Wednesday 8th January 2025
  63 signatures so far

• Abolish the deadline for the purchase of new petrol and diesel cars
  Opened on Wednesday 8th January 2025
  3,322 signatures so far

• Charge Non UK registered vehicles to use UK roads to help fund road repairs
  Opened on Tuesday 7th January 2025
  81 signatures so far

• Implement a strategy to protect motorcyclists from imports of unsafe clothing
  Opened on Monday 6th January 2025
  3,775 signatures so far

• Introduce Transport Discounts for Students based on their academic grades
  Opened on Monday 6th January 2025
  14 signatures so far

• Introduce a mandatory driving test for moped/small motorcycle users
  Opened on Monday 6th January 2025
  136 signatures so far

• Set limits on the length of lane closures for roadworks
  Opened on Tuesday 31st December 2024
  111 signatures so far

• Extend free bus travel for people over 60 in England
  Opened on Friday 27th December 2024
  28,599 signatures so far

• Create the right to examine council witnesses in moving traffic contraventions
  Opened on Tuesday 24th December 2024
  173 signatures so far

• Enable disabled bus pass users to travel during peak times across England
  Opened on Thursday 19th December 2024
  124 signatures so far

• Introduce licences, number plates and insurance requirements for cyclists
  Opened on Wednesday 18th December 2024
  169 signatures so far

• Require all delivery riders to have passed their driving test
  Opened on Wednesday 18th December 2024
  127 signatures so far

• Review the Highways Act 1980 to allow safe EV charging cables across pavements
  Opened on Tuesday 17th December 2024
  61 signatures so far

• Require drivers to retake their driving test at age 60.
  Opened on Monday 16th December 2024
  76 signatures so far

• Fund the creation of bike lanes for all main roads
  Opened on Wednesday 11th December 2024
  342 signatures so far

• Introduce scheme for reduced or free public transport fares
  Opened on Tuesday 10th December 2024
  109 signatures so far

• Protect Cats: Make Reporting Cat Accidents a Legal Requirement
  Opened on Monday 9th December 2024
  307 signatures so far

• Bring the Parking Code of Practice into law, as per the 2019 Act of Parliament.
  Opened on Friday 6th December 2024
  433 signatures so far

• Reverse decision to increase the cap on bus fares from £2 to £3.
  Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
  283 signatures so far

• Automatic driving ban until driving test retake for 12 Points on a Licence.
  Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
  406 signatures so far

• Ban ALL Stick on Covers for Windscreens.
  Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
  34 signatures so far

• Reinstate the hard shoulder on all motorways
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  581 signatures so far

• Increase the UK national speed limits
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  445 signatures so far

• Create a national badge for parent and child spaces.
  Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
  78 signatures so far

• Stop third party sites selling DVSA practical exam bookings for profit
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  121 signatures so far

• Raise the maximum assisted speed to 20mph for E-bikes
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  62 signatures so far

• Reinstate full HS2 route to Manchester & Leeds to combat regional inequality.
  Opened on Monday 25th November 2024
  171 signatures so far

• Extend the theory test expiry date from the current 2 years to 3 years
  Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
  152 signatures so far

• Stop individuals in non-fault accidents being charged more for car insurance
  Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
  781 signatures so far

• Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisions
  Opened on Monday 18th November 2024
  4,493 signatures so far

• Establish a capacity limit for trains.
  Opened on Monday 18th November 2024
  145 signatures so far

• Legalise use of privately owned e-scooters and e-bikes on public roads
  Opened on Thursday 14th November 2024
  293 signatures so far

• Change the legal driving age to 15
  Opened on Wednesday 6th November 2024
  202 signatures so far

• Maintain the £3 bus fare cap permanently
  Opened on Friday 1st November 2024
  596 signatures so far

• Launch a railcard for those over the age of 30 covering all of the UK.
  Opened on Friday 1st November 2024
  761 signatures so far

• Pause plans for Oxford-Cambridge rail link pending a full, independent review
  Open from Tuesday 21st May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  5,475 signatures

• Remove requirement to register pets as manifest cargo for flights to/from the UK
  Open from Tuesday 21st May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  149 signatures

• Require all public car parks to have cash and/or card payment options
  Open from Monday 20th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  49 signatures

• Require zebra crossings outside all primary schools
  Open from Thursday 16th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  558 signatures

• Regulate car insurance to cap costs and make dependent only on driver and car
  Open from Wednesday 15th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  106 signatures

• Extend theory certificates for Potential Driving Instructors due to wait times
  Open from Wednesday 15th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  402 signatures

• Allow over 25s with a driving licence to ride up to a 300cc motorbike with a CBT
  Open from Wednesday 15th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Require "use all lanes and merge in turn" signs where works reduce live lanes
  Open from Wednesday 15th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Free Travel for Children Accompanied by Adults
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

• Introduce specific penalties for middle and outer lane hogging on the motorway
  Open from Monday 13th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Change the law on Cross Border Hire of taxis and private hire vehicles
  Open from Monday 13th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  7,964 signatures

• Allow Moldovans to exchange driving licences for UK driving licence
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Immediately Reintroduce Private Parking Code of Practice
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  374 signatures

• Require safety bollards and speed cameras outside schools and nurseries
  Open from Tuesday 7th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for drivers to stop & report collisions with cats
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  74 signatures

• Require drivers to stop and seek medical assistance if they hit a cat
  Open from Thursday 2nd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  48 signatures

• Provide funding to lower the cost of train fares
  Open from Thursday 2nd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  51 signatures

• Require local or national referendums on major road policy changes
  Open from Thursday 2nd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  35 signatures

• Require public transport operators allow bicycles where capacity allows
  Open from Wednesday 1st May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  10 signatures

• Stop all smart motorways and re-instate all hard shoulders
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  347 signatures

• Give Government powers to veto or amend local road traffic schemes eg. ULEZ/LTNs
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  662 signatures

• Change distance units in road transport from miles to kilometres
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  56 signatures

• Require that cyclists have licence plates, pay road tax and have insurance
  Open from Monday 29th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  82 signatures

• Make national speed limits for goods vehicles under 3.5t equal those for cars
  Open from Monday 29th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  21 signatures

• Require local authorities ensure taxi ranks have raised area for accessibility
  Open from Friday 26th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

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