An average car in inner London will be responsible for almost £8,000 in health costs during the course of its lifetime, researchers say. Pollution produced by vans and cars costs almost £6 billion in damage to health annually in the UK, according to experts from Oxford and Bath universities.more
Ryanair has been ranked as the sixth worst airline in a survey of 72 international airlines, based on a number of factors including its punctuality and the quality of the airline, both on the ground and in the sky.more
Brutush transport comapny Go-Ahead, which has signed a contract to take over 24 Dublin Bus routes, has announced the creation of 425 jobs in Ireland.more
Hundreds of cyclists will strip off and pedal through London completely naked in an annual protest campaigning against car culture and celebrating the human body.more
Most public transport services are back to pre-recession levels with over 250 million passenger journeys last year according to the latest figures. The National Transport Authority, in its annual report on Public Service Obligation (PSO) services, also says the Government grant increased by nearly 12% last year to €278 million.more
You've just got off the train, you're tired and hungry and just want to get to your destination fast. If you haven't got a pick up already, you're left wasting precious minutes trying to hunt down a cab.more
Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew based in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Italy said Monday they would go on strike this summer unless the low-cost airline accepts their demands by a June 30 deadline.more
Forecasters have upgraded a severe weather warning for rain to amber as Britain faces being battered by 24 hours of torrential downpours, thunder and lightning.more
Two Fife women racially abused a bus driver as he brought passengers back from the Edinburgh Festival. The driver said it was the worst abuse he had endured.more
A new Tube map has revealed the best locations to live in London to cut down journey times while saving on rent. Seven Sisters on the Victoria line, with an average weekly rent of £209 and a journey time of 15 minutes to Green Park, came out on top.more
Train bosses are racking up expenses bills of more than £500,000 a year paying for flights within the UK instead of getting the train, it has been claimed. Network Rail spent over half a million pounds on internal flights for staff and a further £400,000 for bosses to fly abroad.more
Ireland's road network is grinding to a halt at peak times of the day, with overcrowded public transport services unable to provide a viable alternative to the car. The peak travel period on our busy national roads now spans six hours of the day, but much of the bus, rail and tram network is unable to provide an alternative service for motorists keen to ditch the car.more
A new state-funded 'drink-link' bus will service 50 communities in rural Ireland. Minister for Transport Shane Ross is due to announce the service this week which will help slash rates of drink driving across the country.more
Glasgow Queen Street has been named Britain's most unpopular railway station in a survey of passengers. Independent watchdog Transport Focus took the views of more than 28,000 people at 56 stations for its ranking.more
Junk food adverts are set to be banned from the London Underground under new proposals unveiled on Friday by Sadiq Khan. The plans include a ban on all adverts for food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar across the entire Transport for London network, including buses.more