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Near real-time petrol and diesel prices will appear on Google Maps in the UK for the first time, enabling drivers to compare local pump costs and potentially save money when choosing where to refuel.
Findings from the RAIB investigation into an unsafe coupling movement of locomotives on the Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, on 9 August 2025, detailing causes, contributory factors and safety recommendations to prevent recurrence.
Monthly statistics on UK international and domestic sea passenger numbers for August 2026, detailing arrivals and departures across ports and trends in ferry and cruise traffic.
Interim RAIB report into the 19 June 2026 collision between passenger trains near Elstow, Bedfordshire sets out factual findings to date, initial safety observations and actions while a full investigation continues.
Information about a user engagement exercise intended to improve the Department for Transport’s daily domestic transport use by mode publication for Great Britain, describing how users were consulted and planned updates to the statistics product.
Information published on the Highways (Financing) Bill, providing officials and stakeholders with materials related to the proposed legislation on financing for the highways network.
Department for Transport released road traffic estimates for Great Britain for 2025, providing breakdowns of traffic volumes by vehicle and road type for the year.
Statistics on Disabled Persons Railcards in circulation and the number of assisted-journey bookings by rail passengers covering 1 April to 25 July 2026 (Periods 1–4), showing take-up and use of assistance services.
Offers the Regulatory Policy Committee's assessment of the Department for Transport's options appraisal and evidence quality for the Highways (Financing) Bill, commenting on the robustness of costs, benefits and impacts presented.
From 2 October 2026 airlines must seat children under 14 with a parent or accompanying adult free of charge, after the government removed extra charges that previously applied to ensure family seating.
Monthly statistics and analysis for September 2026 cover building materials and components, tracking production, deliveries and price movements to inform understanding of construction sector supply and cost pressures.
Provides provisional quarterly road-traffic estimates (TRA25) by vehicle type and road class, offering the latest movements in traffic volumes used to monitor travel trends and support transport planning and policy.
Provisional road traffic estimates for Great Britain for year ending June 2026, providing vehicle‑type and road‑class breakdowns of traffic volumes and short‑term trends.
The CMA’s Subsidy Advice Unit published a report for Transport Scotland assessing the proposed Scottish Zero Emission Truck Fund subsidy scheme, setting out competition and subsidy advice on its design and effects.
The Department for Transport’s figure counts free bus journeys, not individual children; the scheme cannot have been used by ‘over 14.5 million children’ because only about 7.5 million children in England are the eligible age cohort.
The government’s new rail strategy flags exploring buying trains rather than leasing to deliver more reliable services, improved connectivity and lower emissions, aiming to reshape procurement and fleet management across the network.
List of AAIB ‘record‑only’ investigations reviewed in July–August 2026, summarising cases that did not proceed to full reports and noting airframe types and investigation outcomes where recorded.
LEAPFISH 2024 is an Official Statistics in Development release providing landings data linked to positional (vessel) fisheries information, improving spatial detail on where fish were landed to support management, compliance and analysis of fishing activity.
Great British Railways will set unassisted level boarding as the standard for new trains, improving accessibility for disabled passengers and families by removing gaps between platforms and carriages.
Reports on a fatal accident involving Beagle B121 Series 2 aircraft G-AZDG at Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex on 28 December 2025; provides the Air Accidents Investigation Branch’s findings and safety analysis.
Quarterly data on passenger rail use in Great Britain for April–June 2026, reporting journey volumes, passenger kilometres and revenue on the mainline network to track recovery and demand patterns.
Great British Railways publishes a rolling stock and infrastructure strategy setting out how it will plan passenger trains, depots, maintenance and the wider rail network as an integrated system across the UK.
Notifies a Westminster Hall debate on 13 October 2026, opened by Alex Mayer MP for the All‑Party Parliamentary Group on Buses and Coaches, to discuss the future of the UK coach industry.
Presents statistics on fires involving e‑bikes, e‑scooters and related products using incidents reported to the Office for Product Safety and Standards, detailing trends and scale of reported fires.
The AAIB’s monthly bulletin for October 2026 compiles recent air accident reports and updates; it is published on the second Thursday of each month and aggregates the branch’s findings for stakeholders.
Presents congestion and travel-time measures for England’s Strategic Road Network and locally managed A roads across Great Britain, reporting on performance for the year ending June 2026 (July 2025–June 2026).
The Department for Transport’s Road Traffic Estimates (TRA) dataset provides ongoing data on road traffic by road and vehicle type for Great Britain, used for planning and monitoring transport trends.
Rising fossil‑fuel prices mean electric vehicles in the UK are now as much as nine times cheaper to drive than petrol or diesel cars, Carbon Brief finds, based on recent changes in fuel and running‑cost comparisons.
Research examining disabled people’s rail use and experiences across Great Britain, identifying barriers, accessibility issues and opportunities to improve rail accessibility and inform policy and operator interventions.
Over 14 million free bus journeys were taken under the government's summer savings scheme, presented as part of efforts to make bus travel more affordable and accessible across the UK for families and households.