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
Provide Protective Personal Equipment PPE to all Transports Workers.
Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
41 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
Change legal limit for driving with cannabis in your blood
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
40 signatures so far
Ban Cyclists from the road
Open from Thursday 28th September 2023 to Thursday 28th March 2024
40 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
Set up a national Electric Vehicle (EV) charging network in England
Open from Wednesday 20th April 2022 to Thursday 3rd November 2022
40 signatures
Fund free public transport for all students to any state school
Open from Monday 13th September 2021 to Sunday 13th March 2022
40 signatures
Force all electric car chargers to accept credit cards
Open from Monday 6th September 2021 to Sunday 6th March 2022
40 signatures
Allow the use of electric scooters in public with registration and a fee
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
40 signatures
Fund free bus travel for women and children after sunset
Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
40 signatures
Fund car seat safety education for new parents
Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
40 signatures
Prohibit cyclists from cycling on roads with speed limits of over 40 mph
Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
40 signatures
DVLA to not share details with parking firms unless the individual consents.
Opened on Wednesday 27th March 2024
39 signatures so far
Make a driving licenses mandatory for electrical scooters
Open from Wednesday 11th January 2023 to Tuesday 11th July 2023
39 signatures
Make National Highways an option when calling 999
Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
39 signatures
Fund councils to provide more accessible and secure cycle lanes
Open from Wednesday 29th June 2022 to Thursday 12th January 2023
39 signatures
Stop all flight into UK from red zone countries
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
39 signatures
Raise driving licence expiry from 70 to 75
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
39 signatures
Provide parents with babies/young kids with a badge for parent and child bays
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
39 signatures
Urge rail companies to introduce three day season tickets
Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
39 signatures
6 Month Road Tax Exemption Due To UK Lockdown
Open from Wednesday 6th May 2020 to Friday 6th November 2020
39 signatures
Change the disabled badge holder symbol so it represents more disabilities
Opened on Monday 12th February 2024
38 signatures so far
Require automatic refunds for rail journeys that are more than 15 minutes late
Opened on Wednesday 3rd January 2024
38 signatures so far
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
Stop Engine Idling: Introduce Stronger Penalties with License Points
Open from Tuesday 20th June 2023 to Wednesday 20th December 2023
38 signatures
Introduce new rights to compensation and support if trains cancelled or delayed
Open from Monday 15th August 2022 to Wednesday 1st March 2023
38 signatures
Make local authorities responsible for providing lorry parking
Open from Wednesday 26th January 2022 to Tuesday 26th July 2022
38 signatures
Recognise Hong Kong vaccination programme using Phizer BioNtech for travel
Open from Thursday 23rd September 2021 to Wednesday 23rd March 2022
38 signatures
Add funeral mourners to the travel exemption list for testing on days 2 and 8.
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
38 signatures
Increase tax on private flights
Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
38 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
Fund free public transport for NHS and social care workers
Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
38 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
Urgent reforms for fair practical driving test allocations
Opened on Friday 1st December 2023
37 signatures so far
Require all train/tube stations to have step-free access
Open from Friday 3rd November 2023 to Friday 3rd May 2024
37 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
37 signatures
Invest in hydrogen fuelling stations AND hydrogen fuel cell car manufacturers
Open from Tuesday 6th September 2022 to Monday 20th March 2023
37 signatures
Fund a "National Railcard" for all rail travellers
Open from Wednesday 4th May 2022 to Friday 18th November 2022
37 signatures
Reduce the legal driving age to 16
Open from Friday 22nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022
37 signatures
Review the EV charging network in England
Open from Wednesday 7th July 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022
37 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
Allow motorcycle CBT holders to use a 300cc engine.
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
37 signatures
Invest in new night trains & regional Eurostar services for the North of the UK
Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
37 signatures
Create a separate section of Traffic Law for offences related to E-scooters
Opened on Tuesday 23rd April 2024
36 signatures so far
Make it illegal to use a parent parking space without a child
Opened on Monday 27th November 2023
36 signatures so far
Withdraw funding for Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving
Open from Friday 20th January 2023 to Thursday 20th July 2023
36 signatures
Prohibit cyclists using the road where a cycle lane is available
Open from Thursday 28th July 2022 to Saturday 11th February 2023
36 signatures
Ban public transport workers from going on strike
Open from Monday 25th July 2022 to Wednesday 8th February 2023
36 signatures
Remove all surcharges for paying for VED (Road Tax)
Open from Tuesday 7th June 2022 to Wednesday 21st December 2022
36 signatures
Fund extra security and higher fencing on bridges for public safety
Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
36 signatures
Enable the public to listen to Air Traffic Control radio in the UK
Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
36 signatures
Require timed traffic restrictions be painted on the road
Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
36 signatures
Ban private sale of e-scooters and change the minimum rental age to 21
Open from Monday 26th July 2021 to Wednesday 26th January 2022
36 signatures
Automatic ban for people who use their phone when driving.
Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
36 signatures
To make it mandatory for bicycles to have bells or alert mechanism.
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
36 signatures
Allow SORN vehicles to be parked on the public road.
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
36 signatures
Set 20mph residential speed limit and require drivers stop after hitting a cat
Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
35 signatures so far
Create a return scheme for HS2 compulsory purchased properties and land
Open from Wednesday 11th October 2023 to Thursday 11th April 2024
35 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 a Guard/Train Manager on every train
Open from Monday 12th December 2022 to Monday 12th June 2023
35 signatures
Allow category D license holders to drive motorhomes over 7,500kg
Open from Tuesday 28th September 2021 to Monday 28th March 2022
35 signatures
Increase road tax when more than two vehicles are registered to the same address
Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
35 signatures
Fund discounted public transport for under 18s travelling to school
Open from Monday 5th July 2021 to Wednesday 5th January 2022
35 signatures
Ban HGVs from entering the hard shoulder / left lane on Smart Motorways
Open from Thursday 24th June 2021 to Friday 24th December 2021
35 signatures
Allow driving tests to resume subject to negative lateral flow tests
Open from Monday 1st March 2021 to Wednesday 1st September 2021
35 signatures
Fund grants for IT equipment for HGV/PCV operators to conduct remote training
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
35 signatures
Ban parking time restrictions at motorway services
Opened on Thursday 28th March 2024
34 signatures so far
Make it illegal for cyclists to use roads with speed limits of over 40mph
Opened on Tuesday 5th March 2024
34 signatures so far
Ensure level boarding between train and platform for new platforms/trains
Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
34 signatures so far
Fund a £30 Fare Cap for Train Fares
Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
34 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
Allow cyclists under 16 or without a driving licence to cycle on pavements
Open from Friday 20th May 2022 to Sunday 4th December 2022
34 signatures
Remove Trinidad and Tobago from the red list.
Open from Friday 24th September 2021 to Thursday 24th March 2022
34 signatures
Make helmets compulsory for those using electric scooters
Open from Tuesday 27th April 2021 to Wednesday 27th October 2021
34 signatures
Bring back the train line between Hatfield and St Albans
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
34 signatures
Revoke planning permission for the planned West Midlands Interchange
Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
34 signatures
Encourage train companies to refund unused pre-booked train tickets
Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
34 signatures
Require local or national referendums on major road policy changes
Opened on Thursday 2nd May 2024
33 signatures so far
Extend the £2 Bus Fare Cap after December 2024
Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
33 signatures so far
Increase restrictions on use of drones under 250g in weight
Open from Tuesday 27th June 2023 to Wednesday 27th December 2023
33 signatures
Reduce Vehicle Tax on Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
Open from Wednesday 19th October 2022 to Wednesday 19th April 2023
33 signatures
Legalise and incentivise uptake of personal electric vehicles
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
33 signatures
Impose new restrictions on the placement mobile speed cameras
Open from Tuesday 12th April 2022 to Wednesday 26th October 2022
33 signatures
Stop ministers from using a private jet for Government business
Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
33 signatures
Increase minimum and maximum sentences for drink/drug driving, plus lifetime ban
Open from Tuesday 15th June 2021 to Wednesday 15th December 2021
33 signatures
Refund driving theory tests that expire during COVID-19 pandemic
Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
33 signatures
Fund free travel on the Mersey Gateway for people working in Runcorn & Widnes
Open from Thursday 28th January 2021 to Wednesday 28th July 2021
33 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
Assess all Spanish Provinces individually for air bridges
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
33 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
Increase crash test requirements for testing of child car seats
Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
33 signatures
Change motorcycle licence laws
Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
32 signatures
Exempt organisers of motorsport events on public roads from legal liabilities
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
32 signatures
Adjust the MOT requirement for a manufacturer fitted airbag to be present.
Open from Friday 3rd February 2023 to Thursday 3rd August 2023
32 signatures
Provide free bus passes for all students in full or part-time education
Open from Tuesday 6th December 2022 to Tuesday 6th June 2023
32 signatures
Recognise and convert the Moldovan driving license to a UK license
Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
32 signatures
Remove all African countries from the red list immediately
Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
32 signatures
Do not count driving under 10mph as HGV drivers' hours
Open from Wednesday 13th October 2021 to Wednesday 13th April 2022
32 signatures
Make it law for all Taxi/Cab/Uber vehicles to have internal cameras fitted
Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
32 signatures
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