Transport

Almost nine million people, representing one in six adults in Great Britain, have not been able to buy essential food items in the past two weeks because they were not available, official research suggests.more

Sadiq Khan has been warned he may have to reintroduce the congestion charge at night if traffic levels increase in central London.more

British dairy farmers say they have had to throw away tens of thousands of liters of milk due to the shortage of truck drivers and are concerned that things will get worse as winter approaches, reports Sky News.more

Ministers are privately growing increasingly concerned about acute shortages in the run-up to Christmas caused by the ongoing global shipping crisis, i has been told. more

Train carriages dedicated to ‘mindfulness’ and ‘meditation corners’ in stations have been installed.more

A petition calling on the Mayor of London to reinstate the Night Tube has attracted tens of thousands of signatures as women look for safer ways to get home following the horrific murders of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard.more

In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and further improve the quality of life in the city, Vienna is investing in electric taxis. By 2025, all taxis in Vienna should switch to electric drive, the city authorities said.more

Flooding has hit parts of London after heavy rain overnight, causing transport closures. more

Prime minister rejects pleas for visas to stock festive shelves – insisting that the ‘government can’t step in and fix the supply chain’ more

Hundreds of troops are being deployed today to restock fuel stations across Britain.more

Exactly 57 pedestrians were injured after being hit by e-scooters in Britain last year with 13 of them suffering serious injuries, the Department of Transport has said. more

The fuel crisis in Great Britain is now under control and more fuel is delivered to gas stations than drivers buy - assured Deputy Finance Minister Simon Clarke. But according to media reports, problems have not been solved everywhere.more

Uber says its service is not suffering as a result of the ongoing petrol crisis in the UK, despite complaints from some customers that they are finding it harder to get a ride.more

The transport secretary has said there is ‘no doubt’ Brexit will have contributed to the UK’s fuel crisis.more

A quarter of Norfolk adults took a short walk less than once a month last year, amid changes to travel habits during lockdown.more

Online motor sales sites have tracked huge spikes in electric car interest in recent days, with panic buying of petrol potentially triggering the 'most influential switching event ever'.more

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