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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• Put an engine size cap for all new drivers for 3 years
  Open from Wednesday 29th November 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• DVLA to amend rules on registration of historic cars with certain modifications
  Open from Tuesday 28th November 2023 to Tuesday 28th May 2024
  59 signatures

• Make it illegal to use a parent parking space without a child
  Open from Monday 27th November 2023 to Monday 27th May 2024
  36 signatures

• Do not double charge road tax for vehicles put on & taken off SORN in same month
  Open from Thursday 23rd November 2023 to Thursday 23rd May 2024
  22 signatures

• Create a Government Scheme to incentivise Driving Instructors to be examiners
  Open from Thursday 23rd November 2023 to Thursday 23rd May 2024
  13 signatures

• Change e-scooters legislation to allow use on roads & pavements legally
  Open from Tuesday 21st November 2023 to Tuesday 21st May 2024
  448 signatures

• Require local authorities to issue parking permits to health and care workers
  Open from Tuesday 21st November 2023 to Tuesday 21st May 2024
  192 signatures

• Due to driving test backlogs, allow 3 years for non-GB licence holders to drive
  Open from Monday 20th November 2023 to Monday 20th May 2024
  133 signatures

• Ban the use of aerosol cans on public transport
  Open from Tuesday 14th November 2023 to Tuesday 14th May 2024
  30 signatures

• Require roundabouts to have colour-coded lanes
  Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Require speed cameras be visible with road markings showing the area covered
  Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
  45 signatures

• Require the installation and use of safety belts in police vans
  Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Let airlines allow pets in the airplane’s cabin to and from the UK
  Open from Thursday 9th November 2023 to Thursday 9th May 2024
  12,410 signatures

• Add the highway code to the national curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 8th November 2023 to Wednesday 8th May 2024
  46 signatures

• Create a grant for Universal Credit claimants to learn to drive
  Open from Wednesday 8th November 2023 to Wednesday 8th May 2024
  49 signatures

• Make motorcycle awareness a mandatory part of driving tests
  Open from Wednesday 8th November 2023 to Wednesday 8th May 2024
  747 signatures

• Legalise the use of passenger drones and 'mosquito helicopters'
  Open from Tuesday 7th November 2023 to Tuesday 7th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Update legislation so that all pick-up trucks follow same speed limits as cars
  Open from Tuesday 7th November 2023 to Tuesday 7th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Require all train/tube stations to have step-free access
  Open from Friday 3rd November 2023 to Friday 3rd May 2024
  37 signatures

• Ban domestic flights on routes that can be travelled by train in under 4.5 hours
  Open from Thursday 2nd November 2023 to Thursday 2nd May 2024
  10,584 signatures

• Increase the statutory minimum wage for HGV drivers
  Open from Wednesday 1st November 2023 to Wednesday 1st May 2024
  447 signatures

• Create an "18 Saver Railcard" for students in England
  Open from Monday 30th October 2023 to Tuesday 30th April 2024
  23 signatures

• Allow 15 year olds to drive 50cc mopeds or motorbikes limited to 30mph
  Open from Thursday 26th October 2023 to Friday 26th April 2024
  41 signatures

• Stop charging extra for monthly direct debit or 6-monthly Car Road Tax
  Open from Tuesday 24th October 2023 to Wednesday 24th April 2024
  38 signatures

• Give Parliament a vote on whether to scrap the northern section of HS2
  Open from Friday 20th October 2023 to Saturday 20th April 2024
  31 signatures

• Lower driving age to 16 but introduce tougher tests for both 16 and 17 year-olds
  Open from Thursday 19th October 2023 to Friday 19th April 2024
  29 signatures

• Reduce acceptable noise levels from vehicle exhausts.
  Open from Tuesday 17th October 2023 to Wednesday 17th April 2024
  52 signatures

• Referendum on local government power to introduce road traffic policies.
  Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
  874 signatures

• Introduce restrictions on cutting roadside verges to protect native wildflowers
  Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
  64 signatures

• Hold a public awareness campaign on seat belt requirements for children
  Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
  1,820 signatures

• Remove the requirement of "reasonable grounds" for stop and search
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  189 signatures

• Keep compulsory purchased land for HS2 to Manchester.
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  2,287 signatures

• Allow 16 year olds to get a licence to ride 125 cc motorcycles
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  25 signatures

• Create a statutory Delay Repay scheme for all public transport
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  28 signatures

• Stop all work on HS2 following cancellation of Birmingham to Manchester section
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  28 signatures

• Create a return scheme for HS2 compulsory purchased properties and land
  Open from Wednesday 11th October 2023 to Thursday 11th April 2024
  35 signatures

• Compensate those affected by preparations for HS2 from Birmingham Manchester
  Open from Wednesday 11th October 2023 to Thursday 11th April 2024
  72 signatures

• Allow driving exams to be taken in other languages or with translator
  Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
  12 signatures

• Change motorcycle licence laws
  Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
  32 signatures

• Fund a £30 Fare Cap for Train Fares
  Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
  34 signatures

• Introduce fixed prices for car insurance based on power to weight ratio and age
  Open from Monday 9th October 2023 to Tuesday 9th April 2024
  48 signatures

• Make all dirt bikes street legal at 14 without license
  Open from Monday 9th October 2023 to Tuesday 9th April 2024
  20 signatures

• Negotiate UK-wide speed limits
  Open from Friday 6th October 2023 to Saturday 6th April 2024
  22 signatures

• Don't axe Birmingham-Manchester line of HS2
  Open from Wednesday 4th October 2023 to Thursday 4th April 2024
  490 signatures

• Require Highways England to improve A road safety
  Open from Wednesday 4th October 2023 to Thursday 4th April 2024
  27 signatures

• Ban Cyclists from the road
  Open from Thursday 28th September 2023 to Thursday 28th March 2024
  40 signatures

• Require cyclists display registration, pay road tax and have insurance
  Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
  353 signatures

• Require enclosure of bridges over motorways
  Open from Monday 18th September 2023 to Monday 18th March 2024
  55 signatures

• Make people with Parkinson's Disease automatically eligible for Blue Badges
  Open from Friday 8th September 2023 to Friday 8th March 2024
  4,713 signatures

• Change the age to get a full car drivers licence to 16 years
  Open from Friday 8th September 2023 to Friday 8th March 2024
  130 signatures

• Ban night flights at all airports
  Open from Friday 8th September 2023 to Friday 8th March 2024
  28 signatures

• Increase the National Speed Limit on Motorways to 85mph from 7pm-7am daily
  Open from Thursday 7th September 2023 to Thursday 7th March 2024
  74 signatures

• Introduce national restrictions on pavement parking.
  Open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 to Tuesday 5th March 2024
  29,723 signatures

• Require Local Authorities to give 28 days to pay road charging fines
  Open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 to Tuesday 5th March 2024
  45 signatures

• Raise the unladen weight limit of dual purpose vehicles to reflect new vehicles.
  Open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 to Tuesday 5th March 2024
  26 signatures

• Increase penalties for road traffic offences
  Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
  43 signatures

• Require train operators offer free bicycle storage on all trains
  Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
  96 signatures

• Stop the DVLA divulging driver information to car parking companies
  Open from Thursday 31st August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  163 signatures

• Increase minimum fine for cyclists failing to stop at red lights to £5,000
  Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  267 signatures

• Require cyclists to have visible identification number and insurance
  Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  145 signatures

• Set vehicle tax rates for motorcycles based on emissions not engine size
  Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  158 signatures

• Increase minimum and maximum sentences for motorcycle theft offences
  Open from Tuesday 29th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  2,782 signatures

• Exempt rare cars over 30 years old from MOT and vehicle tax
  Open from Tuesday 29th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  65 signatures

• Give train passengers rights to compensation if trains are overcrowded
  Open from Tuesday 29th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  48 signatures

• Require all petrol stations to provide Electric Vehicle (EV) charging facilities
  Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
  42 signatures

• Allow over 21s with a driving licence to ride up to 125cc motorbike without CBT
  Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
  17 signatures

• Ensure provision of facilities for people who live in vans and motorhomes
  Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
  46 signatures

• DVLA communications to include a reminder to check updates to the Highway Code
  Open from Wednesday 23rd August 2023 to Friday 23rd February 2024
  38 signatures

• Stop individuals in non-fault accidents being charged more for car insurance
  Open from Wednesday 23rd August 2023 to Friday 23rd February 2024
  306 signatures

• Provide parking badges for drivers with a child aged 0-5 in the car
  Open from Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to Thursday 22nd February 2024
  129 signatures

• Legalise private e-scooters on public roads and bike lanes
  Open from Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to Thursday 22nd February 2024
  83 signatures

• Require drivers to retake a driving test at 65
  Open from Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to Thursday 22nd February 2024
  506 signatures

• Create a central management scheme for parking permits
  Open from Friday 18th August 2023 to Sunday 18th February 2024
  97 signatures

• Tax private jet flights fairly and phase out kerosene private jets
  Open from Wednesday 16th August 2023 to Friday 16th February 2024
  663 signatures

• Increase minimum and maximum sentences for causing death by careless driving
  Open from Wednesday 9th August 2023 to Friday 9th February 2024
  5,538 signatures

• Require moped/motorcycle making delivers to have a full licence
  Open from Tuesday 8th August 2023 to Thursday 8th February 2024
  61 signatures

• Allow drivers over 21 to drive 125cc motorcycles after CBT with restrictions
  Open from Tuesday 8th August 2023 to Thursday 8th February 2024
  13 signatures

• Ban undocked hire bikes
  Open from Monday 7th August 2023 to Wednesday 7th February 2024
  221 signatures

• Make private hire taxis and hackney cabs zero-rated for VAT
  Open from Friday 4th August 2023 to Sunday 4th February 2024
  61 signatures

• Allow Community First Responders to use green strobe lights on their vehicles
  Open from Thursday 3rd August 2023 to Saturday 3rd February 2024
  48 signatures

• Change the law to allow peaceful protesters to block roads
  Open from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 to Friday 2nd February 2024
  27 signatures

• Introduce contactless payments for all train journeys
  Open from Tuesday 1st August 2023 to Thursday 1st February 2024
  25 signatures

• Require private hire operators share fare breakdown with drivers
  Open from Thursday 27th July 2023 to Saturday 27th January 2024
  51 signatures

• Create international waters in Dover Strait, and turn back migrant boats
  Open from Thursday 20th July 2023 to Saturday 20th January 2024
  3,829 signatures

• Require a valid drivers licence when purchasing Diesel, Petrol or LPG
  Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
  12 signatures

• Raise the UK Motorway Speed Limit to 80mph
  Open from Friday 14th July 2023 to Sunday 14th January 2024
  215 signatures

• Make air conditioning compulsory for vans and lorries
  Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
  50 signatures

• Ban the advertising of sport utility vehicles (SUVs)
  Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
  559 signatures

• Do not allow the driving of SUVs on a standard driving licence
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  94 signatures

• Require rear facing car seats for children under 18kg, 105cm tall or 4 years
  Open from Friday 7th July 2023 to Sunday 7th January 2024
  11,747 signatures

• Require all motor vehicles have speed limiters fitted
  Open from Friday 7th July 2023 to Sunday 7th January 2024
  29 signatures

• Automatically upgrade A2 motorcycle licence to A after 2 years
  Open from Tuesday 4th July 2023 to Thursday 4th January 2024
  292 signatures

• Abolish Road Tax and increase taxes on fuel
  Open from Monday 3rd July 2023 to Wednesday 3rd January 2024
  21 signatures

• Fund lower train fares for all
  Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
  60 signatures

• Make dash cams a legal requirement
  Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
  58 signatures

• Extend the driving theory test expiry time from two to three years
  Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
  45 signatures

• Lower The Legal Driving Age To 16
  Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
  109 signatures

• Change the legal driving age to 15
  Open from Tuesday 27th June 2023 to Wednesday 27th December 2023
  95,664 signatures

• Increase restrictions on use of drones under 250g in weight
  Open from Tuesday 27th June 2023 to Wednesday 27th December 2023
  33 signatures

• Nationalise all public transport and make it free for everyone at all times
  Open from Monday 26th June 2023 to Tuesday 26th December 2023
  362 signatures

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