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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• 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

• Require car drivers over 70 to be retested or do a refresher test
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  28 signatures

• Regulate & require approval of non-standard modifications to road-going vehicles
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  14 signatures

• Make the wearing of Cycle Helmets for children under 16 Law
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  1,985 signatures

• Fund A38 Menheniot Junction Improvements
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  11 signatures

• Fund free public transport free for 18 and under
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  94 signatures

• Give free bus passes to ALL in England at age 60
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  745 signatures

• Make it mandatory for taxi drivers to wear a mask when taking children to school
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  66 signatures

• Legalise and regulate the use of privately owned eScooters before Spring 2021.
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  595 signatures

• Nationalise all bus services in England
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  56 signatures

• Automatic ban for people who use their phone when driving.
  Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
  36 signatures

• Expand Highway Code relating to the running of engines of parked vehicles
  Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
  33 signatures

• Change the speed limit on motorways and dual carriageways
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  24 signatures

• Fund more secure motorcycle parking and better road maintenance
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  29 signatures

• Require all cyclists to have third party liability insurance
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  28 signatures

• Review the route and construction plans for HS2 for environmental reasons
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  307 signatures

• Allow motorcycle CBT holders to use a 300cc engine.
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  37 signatures

• Stop the scrapping of Rail Franchising
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  12 signatures

• To make it a law that all schools need bollards outside for child safety
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  4,873 signatures

• Impose stricter requirements on reallocation of road space by local authorities
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  2,178 signatures

• Make a law that traffic light sensors should recognise the presence of bicycles.
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  73 signatures

• Remove guidance and funding for temporary traffic measures that cause congestion
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  27,913 signatures

• Increase the legal noise level of motorcycles
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  163 signatures

• Ban surface dressing to protect riders on two wheels
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  1,255 signatures

• Create a quarantine exemption to facilitate cross border child contact
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  22 signatures

• Remove the extra £325 road tax on vehicles valued over £40,000 & under 5yrs old
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  119 signatures

• Limit the Impact of Climate Change with air mileage allowance
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  18 signatures

• Stop the introduction of driverless vehicles
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  30 signatures

• Change the speed limit on motorways to 100 mph between 10pm and 4am
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  23 signatures

• Review travel advice and travel corridor list for African countries
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  6,348 signatures

• Mandatory COVID tests at airports/ports for departing and arriving travellers
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  268 signatures

• Reconsider the quarantine for the Greek islands
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  8 signatures

• Stop mopeds below 125cc and cyclists on A-roads
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  13 signatures

• Make cycle lane use mandatory for bicycles where safe cycle lanes are provided
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  33 signatures

• Make cars with high emissions have red number plates.
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  46 signatures

• Change the law to prevent the DVLA from selling our personal information
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  38 signatures

• Moratorium and review of "Smart Motorways" and associated works
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  502 signatures

• Establish an independent body to protect consumers and regulate car rentals
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  134 signatures

• Appoint an independent panel to conduct a Public Inquiry into the DSA / DVSA
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  16 signatures

• Exemption from quarantine for unmarried couples based in different countries
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  329 signatures

• Make all DVLA documents fully gender inclusive
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  67 signatures

• Reduce quarantine period from 14 to 7 days for overseas arrivals
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  337 signatures

• Change speed limit on all unclassified rural roads from national limit to 40mph
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  344 signatures

• Exemption for ex-military and 4x4 HGVs from requiring new tyres
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  255 signatures

• Government should deploy cameras to fine vehicles exceeding legal noise limits.
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  318 signatures

• Make it an offence for pedestrians to cross a road not at a designated crossing
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  16 signatures

• Bicycle use - Hold cross-party and stakeholder review of road sharing
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  127 signatures

• Add Zambia to the UK list of quarantine-exempt countries.
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  52 signatures

• Assess all Spanish Provinces individually for air bridges
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  33 signatures

• Require all new vehicles to have an ultrasonic anti-game whistle
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  66 signatures

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