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Full results for General Elections
Find out which constituency you are in, who your local MP is, and in which constituency a particular MP sits.
Check the current rate of fuel duty, and don't forget they have the audacity to charge VAT on the duty as well!
- Commission for Integrated Transport
- Motoring
- Perceptions of Congestion
A DfT commissioned report based on interviews with drivers. Essential reading. - Publications Database - Roads and road transport
- Road Pricing
- Speed Cameras
- Speed Camera Usage Guidance [pdf] 2007-01-31
- Traffic Signs Manual
- Transport Strategy
- Vehicle Licensing Statistics
Conducts the driving test in Great Britain.
- What If?
The official guide to boosting driver awareness.
Aiming to provide the definitive point of reference for the auto industry.
An unelected government eco-quango that the government pays to come up with nonsense like suggesting road tax on large vehicles should be increased 5 fold. They have the unmitigated arrogance to say that other websites should not link to them unless they approve it!
Who the hell do they think they are?
Start here if you can't find government related info elsewhere.
Detailed listings of all Members of Parliament.
Responsible for the motorway and trunk road network in England.
Includes examples of most road signs
Check the PESA tables to see just how little they spend on roads.
Detailed statistical reports on motoring offences.
Local Authority Road Safety Officers' Association.
Government index to Local Authority Websites.
Something the government set up to supposedly represent motorists. Goes without saying that we weren't invited to participate.
There's a wealth of data here, but it's a complete nightmare to navigate. If you find a useful page, bookmark it or you'll never find it again. Be wary of data in one section that may be of a different date to another; and also surveys which may have used leading questions to manipulate results.
- The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002
Everything you ever wanted to know about road signs. Bit heavy reading, but there are some pictures in there, albeit indexed in a really poor way.
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety
- Hansard
Reports of Parliamentary debates on transport
The official manual for the use of speed cameras.
See how MPs voted
Is your MP working for you?
Government site that provides information on how to get from A to B by public transport.
It also shows the same journey by car — and how much quicker it is.
'An independent centre with an international reputation on research into surface transport'
Details of Ken Livingstone congestion charge.
Includes contact details for all MEPs.
Make and explore Freedom of Information requests
