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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• Do not increase the 25 Kmh speed limit on electric bicycles.
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  53 signatures

• Bring in an Act similar to the USA’s ‘Jones Act’ to better regulate UK seafaring
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  225 signatures

• Mandatory registration, proficiency testing and use of lights for cyclists
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  121 signatures

• All new drivers must have a black box and be limited to carrying one passenger.
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  10,341 signatures

• Require airlines to provide therapeutic oxygen on flights free of charge
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  12 signatures

• Reopen Weedon Railway Station on the West Coast Main Line
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  410 signatures

• Make it an offence for cyclists not to use a cycle path when one is available
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  135 signatures

• Reduce the residential speed limit to 20mph in England
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  602 signatures

• Reunite Golcar With Rail by putting in a new train station
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  28 signatures

• Make reversing cameras compulsory for all commercial vans and lorries.
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  1,143 signatures

• Require all petrol stations to have a free use bicycle pump.
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  161 signatures

• Reject the proposals for Junction 10 of the A3/M25
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  46,388 signatures

• Raise national speed limit to 100mph on UK motorways
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  218 signatures

• End Isolation for people returning from Spain
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  360 signatures

• Allow us to travel to Egypt again, without having to quarantine on return
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  238 signatures

• Allow quarantine free travel from the Canary and Balearic Islands to the UK
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  11,073 signatures

• Remove Algarve from the quarantine on return list
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  23 signatures

• Urge rail companies to introduce three day season tickets
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  39 signatures

• Add Bulgaria to list of countries you can visit without quarantine upon return.
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  10,481 signatures

• Make all Electric Bikes liable for insurance from the day of purchase ,
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  115 signatures

• Exempt people travelling from Albania from the 14-day quarantine rule
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  46 signatures

• Exempt business travellers from requirement to self-isolate
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  98 signatures

• Review how current employment and health and safety rules protect cruise workers
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  85 signatures

• Reduce the maximum legal noise limit for motorbikes.
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  1,154 signatures

• Prevent local authorities imposing congestion charges outside 6am-7pm Mon-Fri
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  254 signatures

• Make it law that all electric vehicles be retrofitted with white noise to alert
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  69 signatures

• Ban footway car parking during the Covid-19 pandemic
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  27 signatures

• Petition to increase the 25kmh limit on electric bikes in the UK.
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  5,153 signatures

• A government cash bailout for the coach industry before it's too late.
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  17,859 signatures

• Require all train stations and trains to have Step-Free Access
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  817 signatures

• Fund the construction of segregated cycle paths alongside all A roads
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  2,828 signatures

• Halt all plans to build new roads & use money to repay coronavirus debt.
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  88 signatures

• Give councils power to allocate parking spaces to named disabled residents
  Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
  16 signatures

• To consider a Rail Enthusiasts Railcard to do trainspotting at railway stations.
  Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
  729 signatures

• Make it a criminal offence to Block a Driveway by Parking Across it.
  Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
  52 signatures

• Fund canal towpaths improvmennts for a network of traffic free cycle routes.
  Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
  30 signatures

• Make over 80s take a yearly driving test to help reduce the risk of accident
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  20 signatures

• Government funded £250 Travel Voucher for everyone in 2021
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  14 signatures

• Make Bioptic Lenses acceptable for achieving the eyesight standard for driving.
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  31 signatures

• Bring Rail franchises to an end and bring back a publicly owned railway
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  32 signatures

• Ban the manufacture and sale of new cars that are solely powered by fossil fuels
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  27 signatures

• Scrap removal of free transport for under-18s from TfL bailout
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  171,010 signatures

• DVLA must refund partial road tax in full
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  91 signatures

• Extend the 12-month period drivers can use non-GB driving licences
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  10,691 signatures

• Require local authorities to allow cab drivers to make Covid-19 adaptations
  Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
  47 signatures

• Make provisions under law to allow stand up e-scooters to be treat as cycles.
  Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
  59 signatures

• Regulate parent and child parking spaces
  Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
  68 signatures

• Ban petrol and diesel vehicles to keep our as air clean as it is now
  Open from Monday 13th July 2020 to Wednesday 13th January 2021
  32 signatures

• Reallocate funds for Roads & HS2 to shared pedestrian & cycle paths
  Open from Tuesday 7th July 2020 to Thursday 7th January 2021
  370 signatures

• Fund Free Public Travel for Heath and Social care staff
  Open from Wednesday 1st July 2020 to Friday 1st January 2021
  21 signatures

• Facilitate crew changes for seafarers during the Covid 19 pandemic
  Open from Saturday 27th June 2020 to Sunday 27th December 2020
  761 signatures

• Automatically upgrade A2 motorcycle licences after a set amount of time
  Open from Friday 26th June 2020 to Saturday 26th December 2020
  4,501 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for ALL cyclists to wear a helmet.
  Open from Thursday 25th June 2020 to Friday 25th December 2020
  743 signatures

• Points on driving license for leaving gates open on farms by drivers
  Open from Wednesday 24th June 2020 to Thursday 24th December 2020
  16 signatures

• Extend/refund driving instructor badges to allow for lost time due to Covid-19
  Open from Monday 22nd June 2020 to Tuesday 22nd December 2020
  3,141 signatures

• Make the use of masks on public transport voluntary and not mandatory
  Open from Monday 22nd June 2020 to Tuesday 22nd December 2020
  3,942 signatures

• Do not pass the Pavement Parking Bill
  Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
  28 signatures

• Regulate the purchase, resale and exchange of bikes to prevent theft
  Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
  479 signatures

• Fund a NHS Workers Railcard, giving all NHS Employees a 30-50% Rail discount
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  87 signatures

• Make repatriation flights free to UK families
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  13 signatures

• Commit to a public review of HS2 project and suspend all on-going work now
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  59,109 signatures

• Abolish the extra charges on vehicle tax for paying in instalments.
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  41 signatures

• Introduce Public Transport and Logistics Industry Grant For Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 2nd June 2020 to Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  18 signatures

• Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  6,961 signatures

• Fund full refunds of Annual Train Season Tickets during COVID-19
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  20 signatures

• Legislate to restrict aircraft from running their engines while on hold
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  86 signatures

• Ban parking charges for trucks on motorway service areas
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  1,070 signatures

• Extend driving theory certificates by six months from when test centres re-open
  Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
  1,019 signatures

• Provide Protective Personal Equipment PPE to all Transports Workers.
  Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
  41 signatures

• Cancel HS2 and use the money for the NHS and local economies, post Covid-19.
  Open from Friday 15th May 2020 to Sunday 15th November 2020
  58,743 signatures

• Scrap the 48 hour limit on average weekly working time for mobile workers
  Open from Wednesday 13th May 2020 to Friday 13th November 2020
  24 signatures

• 6 Month Road Tax Exemption Due To UK Lockdown
  Open from Wednesday 6th May 2020 to Friday 6th November 2020
  39 signatures

• Extend Equality Act 2010 protections to all job applicants for seafarer roles
  Open from Tuesday 5th May 2020 to Thursday 5th November 2020
  449 signatures

• Providing Government funding for pilot training.
  Open from Thursday 30th April 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020
  79 signatures

• Stop Proposed A303 Stonehenge Tunnel
  Open from Thursday 30th April 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020
  29 signatures

• Allow certain learner drivers to drive unsupervised for a limited period
  Open from Tuesday 28th April 2020 to Wednesday 28th October 2020
  1,406 signatures

• Ban All Commercial Flights On Sundays
  Open from Tuesday 28th April 2020 to Wednesday 28th October 2020
  50 signatures

• Raise the speed limit on UK motorways to 90 miles per hour
  Open from Monday 27th April 2020 to Tuesday 27th October 2020
  108 signatures

• Refuse any request to suspend requirements for airlines to compensate customers
  Open from Friday 24th April 2020 to Saturday 24th October 2020
  21 signatures

• Make any bailouts for UK airlines conditional on reducing emissions
  Open from Thursday 23rd April 2020 to Friday 23rd October 2020
  353 signatures

• Allow DVLA to restart Motorcycle tests
  Open from Thursday 23rd April 2020 to Friday 23rd October 2020
  497 signatures

• Having one type of motorcycle licence in the UK like there is in the USA.
  Open from Wednesday 22nd April 2020 to Thursday 22nd October 2020
  53 signatures

• Extend theory expiry dates due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
  Open from Tuesday 21st April 2020 to Wednesday 21st October 2020
  13,285 signatures

• Fund free Travel, Parking, Hotel & Childcare during COVID-19 for NHS staff
  Open from Monday 20th April 2020 to Tuesday 20th October 2020
  227 signatures

• DVSA to provide training Info of examiners conducting driving tests for disabled
  Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
  21 signatures

• Fund Free Public Transport for all front line staff during COVID19 pandemic
  Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
  67 signatures

• Offer Cat D licence holders (Bus & Coach) a free entitlement to Cat C LGV
  Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
  2,629 signatures

• Make it illegal to use a disabled parking space without a Blue Badge
  Open from Thursday 9th April 2020 to Friday 9th October 2020
  581 signatures

• Temporarily suspend certain aspects of the Package Travel Regulations.
  Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
  908 signatures

• Free transport for post 16 to any further education establishment
  Open from Tuesday 7th April 2020 to Wednesday 7th October 2020
  79 signatures

• Change the legal age of being able to drive to 16
  Open from Thursday 2nd April 2020 to Friday 2nd October 2020
  32 signatures

• Reduce the cost of motor bike road tax
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  355 signatures

• Call for Overhaul & Reform of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency & its Role
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  11 signatures

• Repatriate all UK residents stranded abroad
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  1,109 signatures

• Support the British aviation industry during the COVID-19 outbreak
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  103,040 signatures

• Halt work on HS2 and Stonehenge Tunnel until Coronavirus over
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  824 signatures

• Encourage train companies to refund unused pre-booked train tickets
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  34 signatures

• Extend ATOL protection to all flights booked within the UK.
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  28 signatures

• Urgently set timeline and provide funding for roads to be repaired nationally.
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  27 signatures

• Make electric scooters legal to reduce our carbon footprint / cut emissions
  Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
  1,875 signatures

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