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
• Robert Courts MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
• Trudy Harrison MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Petitions linked to this department

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• Remove all titles on UK driving licences
  Opened on Thursday 14th October 2021
  7 signatures so far

• Do not require ISA speed limiters on new UK cars
  Opened on Wednesday 13th October 2021
  202 signatures so far

• Stricter penalties for running red traffic lights near schools
  Opened on Wednesday 13th October 2021
  6 signatures so far

• Do not count driving under 10mph as HGV drivers' hours
  Opened on Wednesday 13th October 2021
  22 signatures so far

• Reduce the legal driving age to 16
  Opened on Tuesday 12th October 2021
  6 signatures so far

• Exempt returning ex-HGV drivers from CPC requirement and provide grants
  Opened on Monday 11th October 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Fund and require guards on all passenger trains
  Opened on Monday 11th October 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Ban the sales of electric cars by 2023
  Opened on Monday 11th October 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Scrap HGV theory test for PCV driver who already hold a full PCV licence.
  Opened on Friday 8th October 2021
  14 signatures so far

• Make CCTV mandatory in all taxis and minicabs to deter sexual assaults
  Opened on Thursday 7th October 2021
  283 signatures so far

• Give drivers who passed the B+E car and trailer test a C1 category HGV licence
  Opened on Thursday 7th October 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Continue to run through trains from Bristol to Waterloo via Trowbridge
  Opened on Thursday 7th October 2021
  2,456 signatures so far

• Fund and require all railway crossings to have CCTV cameras
  Opened on Thursday 7th October 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Allow Indian nationals to exchange their Indian driving licence for a UK licence
  Opened on Thursday 7th October 2021
  199 signatures so far

• Seek talks with India to remove travel curbs on both sides
  Opened on Thursday 7th October 2021
  719 signatures so far

• Extend rules for UK travel for vaccinated travellers to unvaccinated travellers
  Opened on Tuesday 5th October 2021
  1,014 signatures so far

• Reduce the fees for longer term Standard Visitor visas
  Opened on Tuesday 5th October 2021
  127 signatures so far

• Require greenery to be added to highways with unused space to combat pollution
  Opened on Monday 4th October 2021
  23 signatures so far

• DVLA driving theory test should be available in other languages.
  Opened on Thursday 30th September 2021
  10 signatures so far

• HGV driver road offences to be dealt with by fines & courses not penalty points
  Opened on Thursday 30th September 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Recognize and exchange the Moroccan driving license in UK
  Opened on Wednesday 29th September 2021
  517 signatures so far

• UK Government should recognise The Bahamas Government Covid vaccination program.
  Opened on Wednesday 29th September 2021
  71 signatures so far

• Remove Ecuador from the red list
  Opened on Wednesday 29th September 2021
  483 signatures so far

• Allow category D license holders to drive motorhomes over 7,500kg
  Opened on Tuesday 28th September 2021
  28 signatures so far

• Remove the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the red list for travel
  Opened on Tuesday 28th September 2021
  2,454 signatures so far

• Add India to the list of UK approved vaccination programmes for travel
  Opened on Tuesday 28th September 2021
  788 signatures so far

• Increase min wage for HGV drivers to £15/£17.50ph plus further £1ph for ADR
  Opened on Friday 24th September 2021
  283 signatures so far

• Remove Trinidad and Tobago from the red list.
  Opened on Friday 24th September 2021
  31 signatures so far

• Remove Tunisia from the red list
  Opened on Friday 24th September 2021
  140 signatures so far

• Remove Argentina from the red list
  Opened on Friday 24th September 2021
  665 signatures so far

• Change the bicycle graphic on roadsigns etc. to a step-through bike.
  Opened on Friday 24th September 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Remove Colombia from the red travel list immediately
  Opened on Friday 24th September 2021
  9,629 signatures so far

• Remove Nepal from the Red List Countries.
  Opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021
  9,212 signatures so far

• Remove Peru from the Red list and mandatory hotel quarantine
  Opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021
  1,685 signatures so far

• Amend the Bus Services Act 2017 to allow public ownership of bus companies
  Opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021
  417 signatures so far

• Reduce the national speed limit to 60 MPH on motorways and dual carriageways
  Opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021
  81 signatures so far

• Recognise Hong Kong vaccination programme using Phizer BioNtech for travel
  Opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021
  35 signatures so far

• Remove Paraguay from Red list
  Opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021
  14 signatures so far

• Let 14 Year Olds Drive Motorized Quadbikes Under 500kg.
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd September 2021
  6 signatures so far

• Turn York's ring-roads (A1237 & A64) into a motorway
  Opened on Monday 20th September 2021
  6 signatures so far

• Scrap RIS2 (Road Investment Strategy 2)
  Opened on Monday 20th September 2021
  629 signatures so far

• Give everyone with a car driving licence entitlements to drive C1 and D1 vehicle
  Opened on Friday 17th September 2021
  69 signatures so far

• Abandon new rules for towing a trailer or caravan with a car from autumn 2021
  Opened on Thursday 16th September 2021
  1,563 signatures so far

• Give Class 2 drivers a Class 1 licence without needing to take the test
  Opened on Thursday 16th September 2021
  59 signatures so far

• The government to overturn the decision to replace E5 petrol with the E10 type.
  Opened on Tuesday 14th September 2021
  195 signatures so far

• Abolish HS2 and fund the social care service instead.
  Opened on Monday 13th September 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Fund free public transport for all students to any state school
  Opened on Monday 13th September 2021
  31 signatures so far

• Remove Brazil from the Red to the Amber list
  Opened on Monday 13th September 2021
  18,764 signatures so far

• Extend full moped entitlement to car licences issued Feb 2001 to Jan 2013
  Opened on Friday 10th September 2021
  7 signatures so far

• Introduce an 'Luxury Polluter' tax on high CO2 output luxury cars.
  Opened on Tuesday 7th September 2021
  74 signatures so far

• Extend theory test certificates or offer free retake
  Opened on Tuesday 7th September 2021
  33 signatures so far

• Force all electric car chargers to accept credit cards
  Opened on Monday 6th September 2021
  22 signatures so far

• Scrap Smart Motorways & reinstate hard shoulders
  Opened on Monday 6th September 2021
  329 signatures so far

• Remove Dominican Republic from Red List countries
  Opened on Monday 6th September 2021
  1,887 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement for drivers to give priority to recovery vehicles
  Opened on Friday 3rd September 2021
  53 signatures so far

• Introduce mandatory training/regulations for private users of jet skis
  Opened on Wednesday 1st September 2021
  14 signatures so far

• Change current road tax to one, three, six or twelve months
  Opened on Wednesday 1st September 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Require the DVLA to provide detailed reasons for decisions and accept appeals
  Opened on Tuesday 31st August 2021
  100 signatures so far

• Give HE Traffic Officers powers to issue fines and use blue lights
  Opened on Tuesday 31st August 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Ban alcohol on all public transport including boats, trains and buses.
  Opened on Friday 27th August 2021
  20 signatures so far

• Remove Italy from amber list
  Opened on Thursday 26th August 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Remove Angola from the red list
  Opened on Wednesday 25th August 2021
  964 signatures so far

• Make all vehicle registration paperless to help reduce the backlog
  Opened on Wednesday 25th August 2021
  59 signatures so far

• Allow Group 2 drivers (bus and lorry) to monitor blood sugar using live monitors
  Opened on Wednesday 25th August 2021
  38 signatures so far

• DVLA: Medical licence renewals: Allow all applicants to be made online
  Opened on Wednesday 25th August 2021
  91 signatures so far

• Require all road traffic signs prohibiting actions to have a diagonal line
  Opened on Monday 23rd August 2021
  20 signatures so far

• Make it a criminal offence to use an e-scooter in a public park
  Opened on Monday 23rd August 2021
  208 signatures so far

• Remove all international travel restrictions for double vaccinated UK residents
  Opened on Thursday 19th August 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Offer grants for accommodation owners to install EV charging facilities.
  Opened on Wednesday 18th August 2021
  66 signatures so far

• Make it law for all Taxi/Cab/Uber vehicles to have internal cameras fitted
  Opened on Wednesday 18th August 2021
  26 signatures so far

• Automatic upgrade to A2 licence after four years with CBT certificates
  Opened on Tuesday 17th August 2021
  168 signatures so far

• Reinstate driving instructors/trainers removed from the register during Covid-19
  Opened on Tuesday 17th August 2021
  7 signatures so far

• Abolish HS2 to fund a greener future for Britain
  Opened on Tuesday 17th August 2021
  282 signatures so far

• Provide compensation for all railcard holders
  Opened on Monday 16th August 2021
  131 signatures so far

• Allow vehicle owners to re-space their registration plate
  Opened on Monday 16th August 2021
  42 signatures so far

• Remove Afghanistan From Red List
  Opened on Friday 13th August 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Extend requirements for annual MOT tests to trailers including trailer caravans
  Opened on Thursday 12th August 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Remove Sri Lanka from the Travel Red List
  Opened on Wednesday 11th August 2021
  649 signatures so far

• Stop the increase in quarantine fees for red list countries
  Opened on Wednesday 11th August 2021
  72 signatures so far

• Require timed traffic restrictions be painted on the road
  Opened on Friday 6th August 2021
  30 signatures so far

• Increase road tax when more than two vehicles are registered to the same address
  Opened on Friday 6th August 2021
  27 signatures so far

• Increase the motorway speed limit from 70mph to 80mph
  Opened on Friday 6th August 2021
  53 signatures so far

• Place large environmental taxes on the use of private jets
  Opened on Friday 6th August 2021
  41 signatures so far

• Make student loans available for commercial pilot training
  Opened on Thursday 5th August 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Ban jet aircraft.
  Opened on Thursday 5th August 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Exempt people with relatives living abroad from travel restrictions
  Opened on Wednesday 4th August 2021
  7 signatures so far

• To remove the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain & Qatar from the red list
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Ban motorised scooters for under 16s and mandatory scooter registration/licences
  Opened on Monday 2nd August 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Move Hungary to the travel green list
  Opened on Monday 2nd August 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement for cyclists to use cycle paths where available
  Opened on Monday 2nd August 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Provide grants to pay for the training of more HGV Drivers
  Opened on Friday 30th July 2021
  72 signatures so far

• Over 60s should retake their theory and practical driving test every ten years
  Opened on Thursday 29th July 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Automatically upgrade A2 licence to full unrestricted A licence after two years
  Opened on Thursday 29th July 2021
  187 signatures so far

• Seek to agree upon equivalence of NHS Covid pass and European Covid Green Pass
  Opened on Wednesday 28th July 2021
  375 signatures so far

• Reduce training/testing requirements and introduce grants for HGV C1E licences
  Opened on Wednesday 28th July 2021
  40 signatures so far

• Drop the DCPC 35 hrs training for experienced HGV/LGV (C+E) Class 1 Drivers.
  Opened on Tuesday 27th July 2021
  1,527 signatures so far

• Ban private sale of e-scooters and change the minimum rental age to 21
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Require drivers to report hitting a cat, and scans for cats hit by a car
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  1,982 signatures so far

• Review and reform the new Flexible season tickets to save commuters money
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement for cyclists to complete a cycling proficiency test
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  20 signatures so far

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