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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• Fund free travel on the Mersey Gateway for people working in Runcorn & Widnes
  Open from Thursday 28th January 2021 to Wednesday 28th July 2021
  33 signatures

• Ban Smart Motorways
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  9,211 signatures

• Allow adults who have been driving for 15 years or more to pass learners.
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  12 signatures

• Extend the A1/A2 transitional period from 2 years to 5 years
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  54 signatures

• Grant a six month extension to MOT certificates as under the first lockdown.
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  12 signatures

• Make driving theory tests available to take online
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  319 signatures

• Allowing the driving theory test in languages ​​other than English across the UK
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  658 signatures

• Create a new vehicle category for E-bikes with a top speed of 30mph
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  42 signatures

• Ban car parking charges at motorway services for commercial vehicles
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  68 signatures

• Allow people to take a virtual driving test due to Covid
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  21 signatures

• A1/A2 motorcycle license to get an automatic upgrade to A license in two years
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  2,933 signatures

• Review testing and self-isolation requirements for arrivals to England
  Open from Thursday 21st January 2021 to Wednesday 21st July 2021
  241 signatures

• Stop Government's Highways England from stacking Lorries at Aycliffe Dover
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  143 signatures

• Fund grants for IT equipment for HGV/PCV operators to conduct remote training
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  35 signatures

• Stop the ban of 4D and 3D registration plates
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  13,255 signatures

• Treat recreation flying as a form of allowable exercise during the lockdown.
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  1,376 signatures

• Stop the intended ban on hybrid cars
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  25 signatures

• Prevent exceptional hardship being used as a defence against driving bans
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  327 signatures

• Provide Government grants or loans for student airline pilots
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  325 signatures

• To extend the 2 year period of the ADI part 1 test for ALL PDIs due to Covid 19
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  1,015 signatures

• Review the decision to ban sales of Petrol & Diesel cars from 2030
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  91 signatures

• Allow drivers with valid international licenses to get UK drivers license
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  70 signatures

• Extend Driving/Motorcycle theory certificates
  Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
  100 signatures

• Allow driving tests and lessons for Keyworkers
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  1,125 signatures

• Make it compulsory for all ages to wear cycle helmets
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  113 signatures

• Create a wildlife corridor in place of HS2
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  2,741 signatures

• Make it a requirement to report hitting a cat whilst driving
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  12,082 signatures

• Increase funding for public transport to make it cheaper than private transport
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  57 signatures

• Allow international travel to visit partners and family
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  106,595 signatures

• Fund driving theory resits caused by coronavirus restrictions.
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  107 signatures

• Prioritise cancelled driving test candidates for rebooking
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  498 signatures

• Require riders of bikes/scooters to wear helmet and fluorescent clothing
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  46 signatures

• Fund a nationwide programme of tunnel building under main roads
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  27 signatures

• Fund reduced peak rail fares
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  21 signatures

• Increase the national speed limit for Vans with a GVW up to 3.5 Tonnes.
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  3,987 signatures

• Require negative covid test to enter the UK
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  50,595 signatures

• Mandatory reporting by health professionals of drivers with health conditions.
  Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
  12 signatures

• Close UK Airports for Commercial Travel
  Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
  88 signatures

• Allow driving tests and lessons to continue in Tier 4
  Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
  5,620 signatures

• Increase tax on private flights
  Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
  38 signatures

• Work with the French Government, to protect/save international rail travel.
  Open from Thursday 17th December 2020 to Thursday 17th June 2021
  1,078 signatures

• Stop work on HS2 immediately and hold a new vote to repeal the legislation
  Open from Thursday 17th December 2020 to Thursday 17th June 2021
  155,253 signatures

• Fund reopening the London kings cross service to Cleethorpes via Lincoln central
  Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
  12 signatures

• Exempt CO2 neutral Efuel & other cleaner fuel cars from 2030 petrol & diesel ban
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  1,019 signatures

• Allow Coastguards & RNLI to use green lights to attend incidents.
  Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
  29 signatures

• Reduce the legal driving age to 16
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  48 signatures

• Run an awareness campaign on cycle paths and sharing the highway with cyclists
  Open from Wednesday 9th December 2020 to Wednesday 9th June 2021
  29 signatures

• Cancel HS2 and use the money to cover the health costs of Covid 19
  Open from Monday 7th December 2020 to Monday 7th June 2021
  223 signatures

• Require car manufacturers to implement security measures that stop vehicle theft
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  233 signatures

• Set maximum passenger numbers on public transport during Covid-19
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  7 signatures

• Fund free public transport for students to and from education
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  17 signatures

• Implement the proposed ban on new petrol and diesel car sales from 2030
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  54 signatures

• Improve the regulations on modern headlamps to prevent unnecessary dazzling
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  104 signatures

• Scrap the proposed legislation for speed limiting technology from 2022
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  28 signatures

• Proof of Covid vaccination should be mandatory for all air travel from the UK
  Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
  273 signatures

• Support hydrogen refuelling pumps to give people a choice of emissions-free cars
  Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
  1,787 signatures

• Require GPs to sign off on renewal of driving licences for over 70s
  Open from Friday 27th November 2020 to Thursday 27th May 2021
  4,177 signatures

• Make all under-car neon lights legal
  Open from Friday 27th November 2020 to Thursday 27th May 2021
  849 signatures

• Provide additional funding for collection of roadside rubbish in England
  Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
  130 signatures

• Let airlines allow pets under 10kg in the airplane’s cabin to and from the UK.
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  5,429 signatures

• Reopen driving test centres for essential workers during the second lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  22 signatures

• Require drivers to retake the driving test every 10 years, and 3-5 years from 70
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  18 signatures

• Add Saudi Arabia to the Travel Corridor List
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  3,650 signatures

• Allow bus drivers (Cat D) to drive Class 2 vehicles (Cat C)
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  14 signatures

• Scrap the sale of new electric vehicles by 2030
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  104 signatures

• Stop the road tunnel at Stonehenge as recommended by the planning inspector.
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  122 signatures

• Stop all flights between 10.30pm and 7am at regional airports
  Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
  1,198 signatures

• Require registration and logbooks for all vehicle trailers
  Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
  14 signatures

• Review speed limits outside all places of education
  Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
  26 signatures

• The Government to fund a Sunday rail service for Spalding Lincolnshire
  Open from Friday 13th November 2020 to Thursday 13th May 2021
  444 signatures

• Allow learner drivers to go out and drive with people from their household.
  Open from Thursday 12th November 2020 to Wednesday 12th May 2021
  10,924 signatures

• Allow approved training schools to conduct lorry driving tests
  Open from Thursday 12th November 2020 to Wednesday 12th May 2021
  145 signatures

• Publish a plan for dealing with the driving test backlog
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  130 signatures

• Allow the legal display of the Baner Sen Kernow on vehicle licence plates
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  56 signatures

• Extend driving theory test certificates expiring in 2020/21 by 12 months
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  83,062 signatures

• Exclude all motorcycle training and examinations from any Covid-19 restrictions
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  8,256 signatures

• Fund a national initiative for alternative fuel powered school buses
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  17 signatures

• Ensure all bicycles and cyclists are registered, traceable and insured
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  42 signatures

• Allow International Travel during lockdown.
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  51 signatures

• Local authorities to put zebra crossings & no parking signs outside all schools
  Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
  37 signatures

• Protect Jones’ Hill Wood from being destroyed by HS2
  Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
  1,519 signatures

• Exempt driving tests and lessons from COVID-19 restrictions
  Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
  23,047 signatures

• Ease vehicle and speed restrictions for 16-year old CBT holders
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  187 signatures

• To change the car insurance law so that it covers the car instead of the driver.
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  24 signatures

• Scrap the proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  9,167 signatures

• Add Kuwait to the Travel Corridor List
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  270 signatures

• Add UK Aid workers of Int NGO's to jobs that qualify for travel exemptions
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  19 signatures

• Remove conditions to increase fares and congestion charge for any TFL bailout
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  259 signatures

• Regulate the bike market and require frame number checks at repair.
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  38 signatures

• Place the UAE on the UK Travel Corridor list
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  23,127 signatures

• Reduce the period of quarantine from 14 to 10 days on all arrivals to England
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  27 signatures

• Make it compulsory to put lights on when driving on motorways when it is raining
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  15 signatures

• Fund free public transport for NHS and social care workers
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  38 signatures

• Require the DVSA provide waiting areas/toilets for driving instructor/candidates
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  615 signatures

• Maintain travel corridors for countries with lower COVID rates than the UK's
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  18 signatures

• Driving test fee should be reduced if a learner fails
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  50 signatures

• Fund free public transport for all children in England under the age of 18
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  172 signatures

• Require face coverings to be worn at bus stops
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  17 signatures

• Do not use 27-acre site in Ashford for lorry park or border control post
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  20 signatures

• Reintroduce quarantine exemption for returning or travelling healthcare workers
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  556 signatures

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