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Roads

  • Research Briefing

    Parking: wheel clamping

    Monday, 06 August, 2012

    This Note describes the law on wheel clamping on public roads and the legal position of clamping on private land. As this is a devolved issue in Scotland it deals with England and Wales only.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
    • Security
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    Driving: licences

    Thursday, 07 June, 2012

    This note explains the law related to driver licensing, including the changes introduced in the UK by virtue of European Directives. There is a separate section on the new licensing regime for HGV drivers, introduced in 2009.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
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    Roads: charging in London

    Monday, 21 May, 2012

    This note provides information on the two road charging schemes that exist in central London: the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) and the Congestion Charge.

    • Research Briefing
    • Environment
    • Roads
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    Roads: Workplace Parking Levy (WPL)

    Thursday, 01 March, 2012

    This note describes the Workplace Parking Levy (WPL), a policy introduced by the Labour Government that enables local authorities to charge businesses for every employee who parks in the area. It outlines the policy of successive governments and provides information on the only scheme currently in place, in Nottingham.

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    • Roads
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    Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)

    Tuesday, 07 February, 2012

    Trans-European Networks (TENs) are infrastructure networks in transport, energy and telecommunications. This note is only concerned with the transport networks (TEN-T). It gives information on the background to the scheme, its financial aspects; the priority projects it supports; and the European Commission’s plans for reform.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Transport
  • Research Briefing

    London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill: Committee stage report

    Monday, 22 August, 2011

    This is an account of the House of Commons Committee Stage of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill and has been prepared for the Report and Third Reading of the Bill, scheduled for 8 September 2011. It supplements Research Paper 11/34, prepared for the Second Reading of the Bill in the Commons on 28 April 2011.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Driving: UK requirements

    Wednesday, 18 May, 2011

    This note provides information on the driver and vehicle requirements in the UK for foreign drivers and imported vehicles.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Transport policy in 2011: a new direction?

    Wednesday, 02 March, 2011

    This paper outlines the changes made to transport policy by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government and looks at some of the long term transport challenges the government is likely to face over the course of this Parliament.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Rail
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Taxation of road fuels: the road fuel escalator (1993-2000)

    Friday, 21 January, 2011

    From 1993 to 2000 Conservative and Labour Governments set taxes on road fuels by means of a 'escalator' - a commitment to raise duty rates by a specified percentage each year. This note is a short history of this policy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Energy
    • Roads
    • Tax
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    Taxation of road fuels: policy following the ‘fuel crisis’ (2000-2008)

    Friday, 21 January, 2011

    This note discusses the 'fuel crisis' of summer 2000, and the Labour Government's approach to taxing road fuels in the following years.

    • Research Briefing
    • Energy
    • Roads
    • Tax
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    Lorry sizes and weights

    Wednesday, 08 December, 2010

    This note gives details of the current weight limits for goods vehicles in the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
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    Motor vehicles: seat belts and child restraints

    Wednesday, 01 December, 2010

    This note outlines the legislative requirements to fit and wear seat belts in cars, taxis and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
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    Roads: compensation for homeowners

    Friday, 19 November, 2010

    This note explains the right of homeowners to compensation where they are affected by road works of one type or another.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Roads: traffic noise

    Friday, 19 November, 2010

    This Note outlines the various initiatives of successive government and the European Union to properly monitor and reduce road traffic noise and its associated impacts.

    • Research Briefing
    • Environment
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Roads: compensation for loss of business from road works

    Wednesday, 17 November, 2010

    This note explains the right of businesses to compensation in the event of loss of trade due to road works.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads

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