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Could your 'normal' car be a classic? Expert reveals how to check

The start of the A5004 Long Hill Road Which Runs Between Buxton And Whaley Bridge where new safety measures are being put in. Photo Jason Chadwick

Next steps for one of Britain’s most dangerous roads Long Hill A5004

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Train fares set to increase from this weekend - what you need to know

EMA’s Assisted Travel service earns top marks from the CAA and its customers – and will now pilot a new online tool to make things even easier

EMA to pilot new technology to streamline travel for disabled and older customer...

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Huge UK-wide rail sale offering up to 50% off tickets for travel

A powered wheelchair user.

Powered wheelchair users urged to complete survey to help challenge change in cl...

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Over 70,000 rail passengers could receive refunds after court ruling

Chinley Station will be getting a new £3m step free access. Photo Jason Chadwick

Funding finally secured for step free access to Chinley Station

£331,000 has been allocated to resurface a stretch from Holly Lane to just south of the railway bridge.

In pictures: Derbyshire road resurfacing projects caught in funding stand-off

How to clear your path, pavement or driveway safely.

Should you clear snow off the pavement yourself? What you need to know

Derbyshire is receiving “peanuts” in road repairs funding compared to London, leaving it to make “sticking plaster” repairs, an MP and council leader have said.

'Derbyshire is receiving “peanuts” in road repairs funding compared to London'

The Campaign for Better Transport said declining bus provision is "disappointing" and called for a long-term funding strategy.

Bus coverage in Derbyshire has fallen by a quarter over last decade

Figures from the survey, compiled by the Department for Transport, show 10.2% of people in Derbyshire were cycling at least once a month in the year to November 2022

Fewer cyclists in Derbyshire than before the pandemic

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

Experts suggest the decrease in the number of licensed vehicles accessible for those with mobility difficulties in England and Wales is due to a lack of training and certification for the safe handling and transport of wheelchairs. Photo: National World

Fewer wheelchair-accessible taxis and private hire vehicles in Derbyshire

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

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Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

Department for Transport figures show passengers took 14.2 million bus journeys in Derbyshire in the year to March.

Bus journeys in Derbyshire fallen by more than half in the last decade

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

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Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

The A5004 Buxton to Whaley Bridge

Drop in sessions taking place as part of Long Hill safety improvement plans

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

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Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

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