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The new Labour government has confirmed it will continue where the Conservatives left off with an immediate investigation

The government is issuing new guidance for councils on how so-called ‘anti-driver’ schemes are implemented 

The advice from the DfT lays out the pros and cons of motorcycles using bus lanes, and for once they seem to get it right!

A new Department for Transport report showed that UK road deaths in 2022 were up compared to 2021, but remain below pre-Covid levels

A study has revealed that nearly six-in-10 (58 per cent) people in the UK want noise cameras to be introduced and enforced to stop people using loud exhausts.

A letter signed by the NMC, MCIA, and TfL has been sent to the Department for Transport urging changes are made to motorcycle CBT.

A meeting between NMC members and the DfT minister, Richard Holden MP, has been described as "very positive" by the NMC Executive Director.

Transport Minister, Jesse Norman MP, spoke at the first MCIA conference about considering different motorcycle categories when legislating for phase-outs.

A public consultation has been organised by the UK government considering potential changes to MOT procedures and regulations.

A new motorcycle strategy group to be managed by the Department for Transport and the DVSA has gained the support of the National Motorcyclists Council.

A government trial of so-called noise cameras will see them rolled out in several areas of the UK

The Department for Transport has extended the end date for schemes and given authorities the power to abandon them all together

‘No motorcycle should be required to better the standards in place when it was new’ say the British Motorcyclists Federation.

DfT officials have confirmed that new anti-tampering laws being discussed will not totally outlaw all modifications

New proposals that promote green initiatives and smooth the path for self-driving transport could have a huge impact on the motorcycle industry

The new 90% fuel 10% bioethanol blend will begin flowing from UK petrol pumps in September this year

Highways England has unveiled plans for a £27.4 billion investment in the UK road network which is claimed to support 64,000 jobs

The UK government has announced a road policing review to find out if the road network can be better policed

As winter gets its chilly claws into the UK, there are concerns that motorcyclists are being put in hazard's way by the worsening state of the roads

A DfT study has shown that since scrapping the tax disc unpaid road tax has hit an estimated £94m

A Highways England statement claims that the UK road network is one of the safest in the world despite a rise in deaths from 2017 to 2018

Smart motorways have been called unsafe in a Highways England report uncovered by the AA

The governments Road Safety statement sets out 74 points to improve road safety for all UK road users, but do the motorcycle points go far enough

The Department for Transport has published a paper to make all electric cars carry acoustic warnings for other road users, but it doesn’t cover electric motorcycles