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 Grant Shapps MP
  Secretary of State for Transport
• Chris Heaton-Harris MP
  Minister of State
• Andrew Stephenson MP
  Minister of State
• Baroness Vere of Norbiton
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
• Rachel Maclean MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
• Robert Courts MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Petitions linked to this department

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• Stop the ban of 4D and 3D registration plates
  Opened on Tuesday 19th January 2021
  29 signatures so far

• Treat recreation flying as a form of allowable exercise during the lockdown.
  Opened on Tuesday 19th January 2021
  247 signatures so far

• Stop the intended ban on hybrid cars
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Prevent exceptional hardship being used as a defence against driving bans
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  155 signatures so far

• Provide Government grants or loans for student airline pilots
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  180 signatures so far

• To extend the 2 year period of the ADI part 1 test for ALL PDIs due to Covid 19
  Opened on Wednesday 13th January 2021
  808 signatures so far

• Review the decision to ban sales of Petrol & Diesel cars from 2030
  Opened on Wednesday 13th January 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Allow drivers with valid international licenses to get UK drivers license
  Opened on Wednesday 13th January 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Extend Driving/Motorcycle theory certificates
  Opened on Tuesday 12th January 2021
  20 signatures so far

• Allow driving tests and lessons for Keyworkers
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  496 signatures so far

• Make it compulsory for all ages to wear cycle helmets
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  71 signatures so far

• Create a wildlife corridor in place of HS2
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  1,394 signatures so far

• Make it a requirement to report hitting a cat whilst driving
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Increase funding for public transport to make it cheaper than private transport
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Allow international travel to visit partners and family
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  590 signatures so far

• Fund driving theory resits caused by coronavirus restrictions.
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Prioritise cancelled driving test candidates for rebooking
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  335 signatures so far

• Require riders of bikes/scooters to wear helmet and fluorescent clothing
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Fund a nationwide programme of tunnel building under main roads
  Opened on Monday 4th January 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Fund reduced peak rail fares
  Opened on Monday 4th January 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Increase the national speed limit for Vans with a GVW up to 3.5 Tonnes.
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  3,890 signatures so far

• Require negative covid test to enter the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  49,297 signatures so far

• Mandatory reporting by health professionals of drivers with health conditions.
  Opened on Tuesday 29th December 2020
  10 signatures so far

• Close UK Airports for Commercial Travel
  Opened on Tuesday 29th December 2020
  53 signatures so far

• Allow driving tests and lessons to continue in Tier 4
  Opened on Monday 21st December 2020
  5,246 signatures so far

• Increase tax on private flights
  Opened on Friday 18th December 2020
  14 signatures so far

• Work with the French Government, to protect/save international rail travel.
  Opened on Thursday 17th December 2020
  377 signatures so far

• Stop work on HS2 immediately and hold a new vote to repeal the legislation
  Opened on Thursday 17th December 2020
  136,810 signatures so far

• Fund reopening the London kings cross service to Cleethorpes via Lincoln central
  Opened on Tuesday 15th December 2020
  8 signatures so far

• Exempt CO2 neutral Efuel & other cleaner fuel cars from 2030 petrol & diesel ban
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  239 signatures so far

• Allow Coastguards & RNLI to use green lights to attend incidents.
  Opened on Friday 11th December 2020
  23 signatures so far

• Reduce the legal driving age to 16
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  10 signatures so far

• Run an awareness campaign on cycle paths and sharing the highway with cyclists
  Opened on Wednesday 9th December 2020
  15 signatures so far

• Cancel HS2 and use the money to cover the health costs of Covid 19
  Opened on Monday 7th December 2020
  54 signatures so far

• Require car manufacturers to implement security measures that stop vehicle theft
  Opened on Friday 4th December 2020
  189 signatures so far

• Set maximum passenger numbers on public transport during Covid-19
  Opened on Friday 4th December 2020
  7 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport for students to and from education
  Opened on Friday 4th December 2020
  10 signatures so far

• Implement the proposed ban on new petrol and diesel car sales from 2030
  Opened on Friday 4th December 2020
  42 signatures so far

• Improve the regulations on modern headlamps to prevent unnecessary dazzling
  Opened on Thursday 3rd December 2020
  91 signatures so far

• Scrap the proposed legislation for speed limiting technology from 2022
  Opened on Tuesday 1st December 2020
  11 signatures so far

• Proof of Covid vaccination should be mandatory for all air travel from the UK
  Opened on Monday 30th November 2020
  109 signatures so far

• Support hydrogen refuelling pumps to give people a choice of emissions-free cars
  Opened on Monday 30th November 2020
  1,574 signatures so far

• Require GPs to sign off on renewal of driving licences for over 70s
  Opened on Friday 27th November 2020
  1,443 signatures so far

• Make all under-car neon lights legal
  Opened on Friday 27th November 2020
  826 signatures so far

• Provide additional funding for collection of roadside rubbish in England
  Opened on Thursday 26th November 2020
  52 signatures so far

• Let airlines allow pets under 10kg in the airplane’s cabin to and from the UK.
  Opened on Tuesday 24th November 2020
  1,035 signatures so far

• Reopen driving test centres for essential workers during the second lockdown
  Opened on Tuesday 24th November 2020
  18 signatures so far

• Require drivers to retake the driving test every 10 years, and 3-5 years from 70
  Opened on Monday 23rd November 2020
  10 signatures so far

• Add Saudi Arabia to the Travel Corridor List
  Opened on Monday 23rd November 2020
  3,532 signatures so far

• Allow bus drivers (Cat D) to drive Class 2 vehicles (Cat C)
  Opened on Friday 20th November 2020
  9 signatures so far

• Scrap the sale of new electric vehicles by 2030
  Opened on Friday 20th November 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Stop the road tunnel at Stonehenge as recommended by the planning inspector.
  Opened on Friday 20th November 2020
  97 signatures so far

• Stop all flights between 10.30pm and 7am at regional airports
  Opened on Thursday 19th November 2020
  1,057 signatures so far

• Require registration and logbooks for all vehicle trailers
  Opened on Tuesday 17th November 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Review speed limits outside all places of education
  Opened on Monday 16th November 2020
  23 signatures so far

• The Government to fund a Sunday rail service for Spalding Lincolnshire
  Opened on Friday 13th November 2020
  401 signatures so far

• Allow learner drivers to go out and drive with people from their household.
  Opened on Thursday 12th November 2020
  10,763 signatures so far

• Allow approved training schools to conduct lorry driving tests
  Opened on Thursday 12th November 2020
  142 signatures so far

• Publish a plan for dealing with the driving test backlog
  Opened on Wednesday 11th November 2020
  64 signatures so far

• Allow the legal display of the Baner Sen Kernow on vehicle licence plates
  Opened on Wednesday 11th November 2020
  47 signatures so far

• Extend driving theory test certificates expiring in 2020/21 by 12 months
  Opened on Tuesday 10th November 2020
  48,197 signatures so far

• Exclude all motorcycle training and examinations from any Covid-19 restrictions
  Opened on Tuesday 10th November 2020
  6,224 signatures so far

• Fund a national initiative for alternative fuel powered school buses
  Opened on Monday 9th November 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Ensure all bicycles and cyclists are registered, traceable and insured
  Opened on Monday 9th November 2020
  17 signatures so far

• Allow International Travel during lockdown.
  Opened on Monday 9th November 2020
  27 signatures so far

• Local authorities to put zebra crossings & no parking signs outside all schools
  Opened on Friday 6th November 2020
  33 signatures so far

• Protect Jones’ Hill Wood from being destroyed by HS2
  Opened on Friday 6th November 2020
  1,416 signatures so far

• Exempt driving tests and lessons from COVID-19 restrictions
  Opened on Friday 6th November 2020
  21,304 signatures so far

• Ease vehicle and speed restrictions for 16-year old CBT holders
  Opened on Thursday 5th November 2020
  177 signatures so far

• To change the car insurance law so that it covers the car instead of the driver.
  Opened on Wednesday 4th November 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Scrap the proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars
  Opened on Wednesday 4th November 2020
  7,010 signatures so far

• Add Kuwait to the Travel Corridor List
  Opened on Wednesday 4th November 2020
  270 signatures so far

• Add UK Aid workers of Int NGO's to jobs that qualify for travel exemptions
  Opened on Monday 2nd November 2020
  17 signatures so far

• Remove conditions to increase fares and congestion charge for any TFL bailout
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  240 signatures so far

• Regulate the bike market and require frame number checks at repair.
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  27 signatures so far

• Place the UAE on the UK Travel Corridor list
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  22,235 signatures so far

• Reduce the period of quarantine from 14 to 10 days on all arrivals to England
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  26 signatures so far

• Make it compulsory to put lights on when driving on motorways when it is raining
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  11 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport for NHS and social care workers
  Opened on Tuesday 27th October 2020
  28 signatures so far

• Require the DVSA provide waiting areas/toilets for driving instructor/candidates
  Opened on Tuesday 27th October 2020
  601 signatures so far

• Maintain travel corridors for countries with lower COVID rates than the UK's
  Opened on Tuesday 27th October 2020
  11 signatures so far

• Driving test fee should be reduced if a learner fails
  Opened on Tuesday 27th October 2020
  49 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport for all children in England under the age of 18
  Opened on Tuesday 27th October 2020
  163 signatures so far

• Require face coverings to be worn at bus stops
  Opened on Monday 26th October 2020
  15 signatures so far

• Do not use 27-acre site in Ashford for lorry park or border control post
  Opened on Monday 26th October 2020
  14 signatures so far

• Reintroduce quarantine exemption for returning or travelling healthcare workers
  Opened on Friday 23rd October 2020
  185 signatures so far

• Require car drivers over 70 to be retested or do a refresher test
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  21 signatures so far

• Regulate & require approval of non-standard modifications to road-going vehicles
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Make the wearing of Cycle Helmets for children under 16 Law
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  1,679 signatures so far

• Fund A38 Menheniot Junction Improvements
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  10 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport free for 18 and under
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  91 signatures so far

• Give free bus passes to ALL in England at age 60
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  98 signatures so far

• Make it mandatory for taxi drivers to wear a mask when taking children to school
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  37 signatures so far

• Legalise and regulate the use of privately owned eScooters before Spring 2021.
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  172 signatures so far

• Nationalise all bus services in England
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  42 signatures so far

• Automatic ban for people who use their phone when driving.
  Opened on Friday 16th October 2020
  24 signatures so far

• Expand Highway Code relating to the running of engines of parked vehicles
  Opened on Friday 16th October 2020
  27 signatures so far

• Change the speed limit on motorways and dual carriageways
  Opened on Thursday 15th October 2020
  19 signatures so far

• Fund more secure motorcycle parking and better road maintenance
  Opened on Thursday 15th October 2020
  26 signatures so far

• Require all cyclists to have third party liability insurance
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  17 signatures so far

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