Research Briefing
Parking: wheel clamping
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.
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Research Briefing
Driving: licences
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.
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Research Briefing
Roads: charging in London
This note provides information on the two road charging schemes that exist in central London: the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) and the Congestion Charge.
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Research Briefing
Roads: Workplace Parking Levy (WPL)
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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Research Briefing
Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)
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.
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Research Briefing
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill: Committee stage report
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.
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Research Briefing
Driving: UK requirements
This note provides information on the driver and vehicle requirements in the UK for foreign drivers and imported vehicles.
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Research Briefing
Transport policy in 2011: a new direction?
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.
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Research Briefing
Taxation of road fuels: the road fuel escalator (1993-2000)
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.
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Research Briefing
Taxation of road fuels: policy following the ‘fuel crisis’ (2000-2008)
This note discusses the 'fuel crisis' of summer 2000, and the Labour Government's approach to taxing road fuels in the following years.
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Research Briefing
Lorry sizes and weights
This note gives details of the current weight limits for goods vehicles in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Motor vehicles: seat belts and child restraints
This note outlines the legislative requirements to fit and wear seat belts in cars, taxis and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
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Roads: compensation for homeowners
This note explains the right of homeowners to compensation where they are affected by road works of one type or another.
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Research Briefing
Roads: traffic noise
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.
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Roads: compensation for loss of business from road works
This note explains the right of businesses to compensation in the event of loss of trade due to road works.
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