Transport

Southeastern trains will be taken over by Government after a probe discovered that millions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash had gone undeclared.more

Up to 150 military tanker drivers are expected to help deliver fuel to UK gas stations to alleviate the crisis resulting from supply problems and panicked purchases, the BBC said.more

Ambulance workers are among a pile of key workers who are facing problems due to the continued HGV driver shortagemore

Commuters are abandoning cars amid the petrol crisis and getting back on board trains, buses and the Tube instead. Passenger data yesterday showed a seven per cent increase in London Underground travel and a two per cent jump on bus trips in one week - both hitting a post-pandemic high. more

The British-Dutch petrochemical company Royal Dutch Shell announced a higher than usual demand for fuels and the resulting shortage of certain types of fuel in parts of Great Britain.more

Hundreds of soldiers could be scrambled to deliver fuel to petrol stations running dry across the country due to panic buying and a shortage of drivers under an emergency plan expected to be considered by Boris Johnson on Monday.more

Up to 10,500 lorry drivers and poultry workers can receive temporary UK visas as the government seeks to limit disruption in the run-up to Christmas.more

Motorists across the UK faced long queues for fuel on Saturday and some filling stations were forced to close as supplies were exhausted.more

Tube and train passengers who use Oyster cards to travel in London will benefit from a new cap on fares being introduced next week.more

BP is planning to ration fuel deliveries and has been forced to close some petrol stations due to a lack of HGV drivers.more

Passengers are falling down Tube escalators because of a reluctance to hold the hand rail for fear of catching Covid.more

The Mayor of London has appealed to the government for help as the capital struggles to stop people from travelling without face masks. Sadiq Khan admitted “significant numbers” of Londoners are not wearing a face covering when travelling on public transport.more

Two new London Underground stations opened on Monday morning, following a £1.1 billion development project. The Tube’s first major expansion this century has seen two new stops added to the Northern line in the south of the capital.more

Many residents of East and West London have been waiting patiently for the long overdue Crossrail works to be completed and a full service direct to the heart of Central London to start. Sadly, that wait is going to be even longer than many might have hoped.more

Michael O'Leary, CEO of airline Ryanair, disagrees with the Polish government's proposed fee increases, which will particularly hit airlines and regional airports. He has sent a letter to Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, in which he even threatens to cut flights in Poland. more

With the coronavirus pandemic seemingly easing off and offices cautiously reopening, workers across the capital are having to face up to the inevitable and reluctantly cast aside their favoured dressing gowns to rejoin the Great Commute on the London Underground.more

Labour shortages in the food industry means consumers may not be able to find the products they like in supermarkets, an industry boss has warned. "The just-in-time system is no longer working and I don't think it'll work again," Food and Drink Federation (FDF) boss Ian Wright said at an Institute for Government event on Friday.more

Earlier this year, Transport for London announced it would no longer be allowing Oyster card top-ups at ticket office windows at rail or Overground stations. Are the days of this pioneering piece of blue plastic numbered?more

Anti-vaxxers have put up posters booby-trapped with razor blades on the London transport network.more

London is starting to feel more like the “vibrant global capital we know and love”, Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday after a jump in workers heading into the city centre.more

British Airways has demanded changes to the covid testing and quarantine system to help the airline industry recover from the impact of the pandemic.more

Bus services are facing disruption across several regions of the UK due to a driver shortage which has been catalysed by Brexit and Covid.more

A new budget train service will offer one-way tickets from London to Edinburgh for less than £15 in a bid to encourage air passengers to travel by train.more

Sadiq Khan has slammed a “selfish minority” who refuse to comply with mask wearing on the Tube and buses.more

More than two million journeys were made on the Tube on Thursday as the return to school sparked the highest passenger numbers since the start of the pandemic.more