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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• 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

• Reform laws barring people with no vision in one eye from getting an HGV licence
  Open from Friday 23rd June 2023 to Saturday 23rd December 2023
  42 signatures

• Take action to improve motorway driving and prevent middle lane hogging
  Open from Tuesday 20th June 2023 to Wednesday 20th December 2023
  55 signatures

• Stop Engine Idling: Introduce Stronger Penalties with License Points
  Open from Tuesday 20th June 2023 to Wednesday 20th December 2023
  38 signatures

• Launch a railcard for those over the age of 30
  Open from Friday 16th June 2023 to Saturday 16th December 2023
  92 signatures

• Exempt vehicles using e-fuels from ban on new non-zero emission vehicles
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  13 signatures

• Introduce mandatory driving assessments for 70 year olds and over
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  54 signatures

• Require installation and use of seatbelts on buses in Great Britain
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  20 signatures

• Make train operators arrange/pay for alternative transport if services disrupted
  Open from Wednesday 14th June 2023 to Thursday 14th December 2023
  21 signatures

• Reopen the railway between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace
  Open from Monday 12th June 2023 to Tuesday 12th December 2023
  287 signatures

• Require jet ski owners and businesses to obtain licenses
  Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
  27 signatures

• Increase e-bike maximum assisted speed from 15.5mph to 20mph
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  330 signatures

• Change the legal drink driving limits to ZERO
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  58 signatures

• Make 12 the legal age to be on the back of a motorbike
  Open from Tuesday 30th May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
  51 signatures

• Exchange of driving licences issued in Republic of Moldova to UK driving license
  Open from Friday 26th May 2023 to Sunday 26th November 2023
  42 signatures

• Increase the drug driving limit for cannabis
  Open from Friday 26th May 2023 to Sunday 26th November 2023
  105 signatures

• Restrict drug driving offences to when a person is unfit to drive
  Open from Friday 26th May 2023 to Sunday 26th November 2023
  35 signatures

• Require motorcyclists to wear high visibility clothing
  Open from Tuesday 23rd May 2023 to Thursday 23rd November 2023
  31 signatures

• Exempt out-of-production vehicles from regulations on replacing certain parts
  Open from Thursday 18th May 2023 to Saturday 18th November 2023
  24 signatures

• Give the CAA powers to fine airlines for breaching consumer laws
  Open from Wednesday 17th May 2023 to Friday 17th November 2023
  23 signatures

• Introduce new requirements for window breakers and seat belt cutters in vehicles
  Open from Friday 12th May 2023 to Sunday 12th November 2023
  77 signatures

• Extend support for maritime training to those on the Homes for Ukraine scheme
  Open from Friday 12th May 2023 to Sunday 12th November 2023
  187 signatures

• Do not ban the advertising of cost sharing flights with potential dates
  Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
  1,360 signatures

• Ban private jets from UK airports
  Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
  59 signatures

• Remove the time of travel restrictions on disabled and older person's bus passes
  Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
  87 signatures

• Fund half price bus and trains fares for 16 and 17 year olds
  Open from Friday 5th May 2023 to Sunday 5th November 2023
  92 signatures

• Remove local authority powers to introduce LTNs, CAZs, LEZs and ULEZs
  Open from Thursday 4th May 2023 to Saturday 4th November 2023
  10,980 signatures

• Introduce new law requiring 'hazardous potholes' be identified and repaired
  Open from Wednesday 3rd May 2023 to Friday 3rd November 2023
  47 signatures

• Grant cats the same status under the Road Traffic Act 1988 as dogs
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  281 signatures

• Ban all lane running on motorways
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  42 signatures

• Only require learner drivers to retake the part of a theory test they fail
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  22 signatures

• Introduce new funding and requirements for provision of segregated cycle paths
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  59 signatures

• Exempt drivers with disabled relatives from any passenger restrictions
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  17 signatures

• Repeal Part 3 of the Transport Act 2000 on road user charging
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  5,059 signatures

• Require all rail services carry adrenaline auto-injectors in their medical kits
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  34 signatures

• Extend the older person's bus pass to cover free tram travel
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  410 signatures

• Let those with a full car licence drive motorcycles up to 250cc
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  104 signatures

• Require retesting of motorists found at fault in a road traffic collision
  Open from Tuesday 25th April 2023 to Wednesday 25th October 2023
  20 signatures

• Create an appeal process that allows driving test result to be changed
  Open from Monday 24th April 2023 to Tuesday 24th October 2023
  19 signatures

• Ban Smart Motorways
  Open from Friday 21st April 2023 to Saturday 21st October 2023
  128 signatures

• Half road tax in areas where roads are not adequately maintained
  Open from Wednesday 19th April 2023 to Thursday 19th October 2023
  99 signatures

• Ban the Sale of Practical Driving Tests for More Than The Original Price
  Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
  487 signatures

• Require train operators keep ticket offices and platform staff at train stations
  Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
  106,156 signatures

• Stop car insurers considering age of driver when setting insurance policies
  Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
  87 signatures

• Make it compulsory for all taxis and PHVs to have internal CCTV
  Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
  40 signatures

• Stop restoration of Ivanhoe train line from Leicester to Burton on Trent
  Open from Thursday 13th April 2023 to Friday 13th October 2023
  113 signatures

• Require taxis and private hire vehicles be licensed in the areas they operate
  Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
  5,928 signatures

• Introduce 'Deutschland-Ticket'-style monthly public transport ticket for £40-45
  Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
  73 signatures

• Remove PCV 50km radius rule for Drivers under the age of 20
  Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
  13 signatures

• Do not impose Vehicle Excise Duty on zero emission vehicles from 2025
  Open from Thursday 6th April 2023 to Friday 6th October 2023
  31 signatures

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