The Department for Transport (DfT) has published guidance introducing a local transport infrastructure carbon benchmarking tool intended to help local authorities estimate carbon emissions from transport projects. The spreadsheet-based tool applies a top-down benchmarking approach using predefined standards and case studies to estimate infrastructure carbon impacts for interventions such as cycle lanes, roads, bridges and charging infrastructure, particularly where detailed design information is unavailable at early stages of scheme development. Users input details including intervention type, carbon intensity, quantity and construction timeframe, enabling the tool to generate estimates of emissions primarily for product and construction stages, alongside limited projections of maintenance, repair and replacement impacts over time, with outputs summarised by intervention, category, lifecycle stage and cumulatively. The tool is designed to inform early-stage planning and appraisal, including local transport plans and business cases, but is not a substitute for detailed bottom-up carbon assessments at later stages and does not provide a full whole-life carbon assessment, as it excludes user-related emissions.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its climate adaptation strategy for transport following a consultation that ran from 3 April 2024 to 31 May 2024. The strategy includes policies intended to enhance climate adaptation planning across the transport sector and improve climate resilience in transport infrastructure over the next five years, ahead of the fourth National Adaptation Programme. The DfT has also published a summary of consultation responses received during the process.

The Department for Transport (DfT ) and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles have published the government response to a consultation on the Automated Passenger Services (APS) permitting scheme, confirming the introduction of a statutory framework under the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 to enable self-driving passenger services. The government decided to proceed with the proposed statutory instrument largely unchanged, including provisions on permit duration (up to five years), renewals, variation, suspension and withdrawal, and decision reviews by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, as these were considered to provide a flexible and proportionate regulatory regime that supports safe deployment while allowing future refinement. One amendment was made to expand information-sharing powers so that certain non-safety-related data can be shared with emergency services to assist incident management. The response also confirms that initial permits will typically be shorter during pilot phases, fees will not be introduced immediately but may follow once costs are better understood, and operators will be subject to requirements on safeguarding, accessibility reporting and appropriate vetting of staff. The government will support implementation through non-statutory guidance to assist authorities and stakeholders and ensure consistent, coordinated deployment of automated passenger services.

The Department for Transport (DfT), in conjunction with the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), has published the draft Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026. The statutory instrument, made under the Automated Vehicles Act 2024, sets out procedural and administrative provisions to enable the permitting regime for automated passenger services (APS) to function. APS refers to services provided in road vehicles designed or adapted to travel autonomously, or used in trials aimed at developing such vehicles. The regulations apply to bus-like services in England, Wales and Scotland, and to taxi- and private hire-like services in England. The draft SI accompanies a public consultation launched, which seeks responses sought by 28 September 2025, ahead of pilot deployments expected from spring 2026.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a good practice guide aimed at highway authorities and organisations that need to carry out street works using licences issued under section 50 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. This guidance applies to any organisation or individual that does not have statutory powers to install, maintain or repair apparatus in a public highway. It includes advice on when licences should be used, good practice for dealing with applications, the legislative background, asset ownership and maintenance and fines and penalties.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published guidance to assist UK organisations in the transport sector with completing climate change risk assessments. The guidance provides a step-by-step process, the tools required for completing the assessment, a methodology for scoring climate risks, along with best practice case studies. It also includes additional resources specifically for ports, airports, and local highways.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published guidance on applying for stopping up orders under sections 247, 248, or 253 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) to remove highway rights for the permanent closure or diversion of a highway. The guidance outlines the necessary steps, required documentation, and available application submission methods.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published comprehensive guidance on information sharing between police forces and taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licensing authorities to enhance public safety. The guidance outlines when and how such information can be shared to support effective taxi and PHV licensing. It emphasises that collaborative relationships among local licensing authorities, the police, and local trade are vital for effective regulation. This multi-industry body approach is designed to increase public safety by improving coordination and the flow of information between key stakeholders involved in the licensing process.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the response to its November 2024 consultation on the statutory review of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). The review confirms that the RTFO continues to meet its objectives of delivering greenhouse gas savings across surface transport. The DfT also plans to launch another consultation on: (1) proposals for the future target trajectory, including options for increased targets; (2) support for development fuels; (3) broadening the RTFO to cover fuels produced from nuclear energy; and (4) expanding the list of eligible non-road transport to include hydrogen fuel cell mobile generators. Additionally, the DfT commits to a separate call for evidence on the eligibility of crops under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate and to establishing an expert working group to consider whether ethanol blending in petrol can be increased beyond E10 (10%) in the UK. Subject to the outcome of the planned consultation and parliamentary time, the DfT intends to introduce any necessary legislation in 2026 and implement changes to the RTFO in time for the start of the 2027 reporting year.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the response to its April 2024 consultation on a sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) revenue certainty mechanism, which sought views on revenue certainty options to support the UK’s SAF industry. In its response, the DfT confirmed the progression of a guaranteed strike price mechanism. It also announced that the first set of signed revenue certainty mechanism contracts will be with UK SAF projects utilising non-Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) technology and feedstocks. In addition, the DfT confirmed that a government-backed entity will serve as the counterparty to the revenue certainty mechanism.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the government response to its consultation on changes to permitted development rights (PDRs) to support the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The response confirms that the government will implement changes to allow multiple units of equipment housing for EV charge points in non-domestic car parks and will increase the cumulative maximum volume for that equipment from 29 cubic metres to 45 cubic metres. This is intended to support larger, modern charging hubs while keeping limits, conditions and where appropriate, prior approval in place.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the response to its December 2024 consultation on proposals to support the UK's transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs). The response reaffirms the UK government's commitment to ending the sale of new internal combustion engine cars by 2030, with a requirement for all new cars and vans to be fully zero emission by 2035. It also clarifies the technology and emissions reduction standards that will apply post-2030. In addition, the response outlines changes to the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes, to be implemented by the UK government and the devolved administrations. These changes aim to provide manufacturers with increased flexibility and new pathways for complying with the ZEV Mandate, subject to future legislative approval.