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 24 agencies and public bodies.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport
Ministers
Seek to join the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
77 signatures
Make unlawful for any strike to reduce public transport services more than 50%.
Open from Friday 2nd December 2022 to Friday 2nd June 2023
76 signatures
Offer grants for accommodation owners to install EV charging facilities.
Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
76 signatures
Stop the increase in quarantine fees for red list countries
Open from Wednesday 11th August 2021 to Friday 11th February 2022
76 signatures
Increase threshold for car tax surcharge to cars with a list price of £45,000
Opened on Thursday 25th January 2024
75 signatures so far
End Hotel Quarantine for NHS Healthcare workers
Open from Sunday 23rd May 2021 to Tuesday 23rd November 2021
75 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
Discontinue CPC training for HGV drivers.
Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
74 signatures
UK Government should recognise The Bahamas Government Covid vaccination program.
Open from Wednesday 29th September 2021 to Tuesday 29th March 2022
74 signatures
Make COVID-19 tests during quarantine free or optional
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
74 signatures
Require that cyclists have licence plates, pay road tax and have insurance
Opened on Monday 29th April 2024
73 signatures so far
Introduce 'Deutschland-Ticket'-style monthly public transport ticket for £40-45
Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
73 signatures
Increase GVW of class 7 to 5 ton for vehicles registered > 2022
Open from Wednesday 1st February 2023 to Tuesday 1st August 2023
73 signatures
Total ban on the use of electric scooters, except on private land
Open from Monday 9th May 2022 to Wednesday 23rd November 2022
73 signatures
Re-nationalise the railways and provide better services to passengers
Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
73 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 the legal requirement to display front number plate
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
73 signatures
Increase threshold for extra tax on luxury cars to £50,000
Opened on Monday 11th March 2024
72 signatures so far
Compensate those affected by preparations for HS2 from Birmingham Manchester
Open from Wednesday 11th October 2023 to Thursday 11th April 2024
72 signatures
Extend concessionary bus passes for the elderly and disabled to all hours
Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
72 signatures
Increase mobility scooter maximum speed limit on roads to 15mph
Open from Thursday 18th November 2021 to Wednesday 18th May 2022
72 signatures
Allow midwives travelling to emergencies to use emergency lights
Open from Wednesday 14th July 2021 to Friday 14th January 2022
72 signatures
Ban car meets in large car parks and introduce new requirements for landowners
Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
71 signatures so far
Stop car insurers considering age of driver when setting insurance policies
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
71 signatures so far
Lower the national speed limit for country lanes to 40mph
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
71 signatures
Introduce double green lines for in front of on-street EV charge points
Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
70 signatures
Increase national speed limit on the motorway to 100mph.
Open from Friday 22nd October 2021 to Friday 22nd April 2022
70 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
Ban train strikes
Opened on Thursday 8th February 2024
69 signatures so far
Fund reinstatement of the railway line to Louth, Lincolnshire
Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
69 signatures
Fund ‘Morpeth Diversion’; a fast alignment around the Morpeth Curve on the ECML
Open from Friday 4th March 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022
69 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
Give Class 2 drivers a Class 1 licence without needing to take the test
Open from Thursday 16th September 2021 to Wednesday 16th March 2022
68 signatures
Ban car parking charges at motorway services for commercial vehicles
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
68 signatures
Regulate parent and child parking spaces
Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
68 signatures
Allow people who’ve had covid-19 to travel under same restrictions as vaccinated
Open from Wednesday 27th October 2021 to Wednesday 27th April 2022
67 signatures
Make all vehicle registration paperless to help reduce the backlog
Open from Wednesday 25th August 2021 to Friday 25th February 2022
67 signatures
Exempt vehicles 25 years and over from vehicle road tax
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
67 signatures
Make all DVLA documents fully gender inclusive
Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
67 signatures
Enable enforcement of electric vehicle charging point infrastructure
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
67 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
Ban per-minute pricing for e-scooters to avoid encouraging excessive speed
Open from Monday 14th June 2021 to Tuesday 14th December 2021
66 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
Require all new vehicles to have an ultrasonic anti-game whistle
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
66 signatures
Make parking on pavements illegal
Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
66 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
Make it a legal requirement for cyclists to wear a helmet
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
65 signatures
Immediately provide funding for electric buses to save bus manufacturing
Open from Friday 7th August 2020 to Sunday 7th February 2021
65 signatures
Introduce restrictions on cutting roadside verges to protect native wildflowers
Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
64 signatures
Make it a legal requirement for drivers to give priority to recovery vehicles
Open from Friday 3rd September 2021 to Thursday 3rd March 2022
64 signatures
Increase the speed limit on motorways to 80mph
Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
63 signatures so far
Remove restrictions on motorcycle training (CBT Course) for critical workers.
Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
63 signatures
Require GPs to sign off on renewal of driving licences for over 70s
Open from Monday 17th October 2022 to Monday 17th April 2023
62 signatures
Allow Home Quarantine for UK Citizens/Residents working abroad in Red Countries
Open from Monday 14th June 2021 to Tuesday 14th December 2021
62 signatures
Require moped/motorcycle making delivers to have a full licence
Open from Tuesday 8th August 2023 to Thursday 8th February 2024
61 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
Change the law on airport slots to favour ecological practices
Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
61 signatures
Fund lower train fares for all
Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
60 signatures
Negotiate UK-wide recognition of older person's bus passes
Open from Thursday 30th March 2023 to Saturday 30th September 2023
60 signatures
Require additional safety features on motorway bridges
Open from Thursday 5th January 2023 to Wednesday 5th July 2023
60 signatures
Add cycling awareness to driving tests and require regular awareness tests
Open from Friday 25th June 2021 to Saturday 25th December 2021
60 signatures
Ban private jets from UK airports
Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
59 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
Require bus drivers to allow children on board, even if they don't have a ticket
Open from Friday 20th January 2023 to Thursday 20th July 2023
59 signatures
Re-regulate rural bus services in England
Open from Tuesday 20th December 2022 to Tuesday 20th June 2023
59 signatures
Ban schools from setting rules about personal appearance of students
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
59 signatures
Stop DVLA selling personal details to private companies
Open from Tuesday 15th February 2022 to Monday 15th August 2022
59 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
Change the law surrounding the display of private number plates on vehicles
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
59 signatures
Fund free train travel for 11-17 year olds
Opened on Thursday 25th April 2024
58 signatures so far
Make dash cams a legal requirement
Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
58 signatures
Change the legal drink driving limits to ZERO
Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
58 signatures
Amend Consumer Protection Law to Clarify Airline Passengers' Rights
Open from Thursday 23rd December 2021 to Thursday 23rd June 2022
57 signatures
Give drivers who passed the B+E car and trailer test a C1 category HGV licence
Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
57 signatures
Impose legal limits on non-essential flying for everyone
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
57 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
Ban Horses From Public Roads
Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
57 signatures
Legalise use of personal e-scooters with licence, insurance and safety clothing
Open from Thursday 6th October 2022 to Thursday 6th April 2023
56 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
Nationalise all bus services in England
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
56 signatures
Direct the DVSA to seek help from the MoD to clear the backlog of driving tests
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
56 signatures
Make motor vehicle users’ insurers liable for accidents with cyclists
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
56 signatures
3 penalty points and £100 fine for not using indicators on the road.
Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
56 signatures
Change distance units in road transport from miles to kilometres
Opened on Tuesday 30th April 2024
55 signatures so far
Compulsory annual safety inspections on roads throughout England
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
55 signatures so far
DVLA to amend rules on registration of historic cars with certain modifications
Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
55 signatures so far
Require enclosure of bridges over motorways
Open from Monday 18th September 2023 to Monday 18th March 2024
55 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
Ban all aircraft that run on fossil fuels by 2025
Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
55 signatures
Do not introduce Death by Dangerous Cycling offence or cyclist number plates
Open from Tuesday 23rd August 2022 to Thursday 9th March 2023
55 signatures
Require all EV chargers accept contactless payments by April 2023
Open from Friday 8th July 2022 to Sunday 22nd January 2023
55 signatures
Create legal requirement for all cyclists to wear a helmet and other safety gear
Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
55 signatures
Introduce mandatory driving assessments for 70 year olds and over
Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
54 signatures
Fund zebra crossings outside every school
Open from Thursday 9th March 2023 to Saturday 9th September 2023
54 signatures
Require first aid kits and fire extinguishers in all HGV vehicles
Open from Tuesday 21st February 2023 to Monday 21st August 2023
54 signatures
Abolish HS2 and fund the social care service instead.
Open from Monday 13th September 2021 to Sunday 13th March 2022
54 signatures
Rid the roads of pot holes and damage, reducing accidents and damage to cars
Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
54 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
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
Make it a legal requirement for drivers to stop & report collisions with cats
Opened on Friday 3rd May 2024
53 signatures so far
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