Campaign for Better Transport
@bettertransport.bsky.social
We are the national charity that champions greener, fairer transport.
Find out more at: bettertransport.org.uk
Find out more at: bettertransport.org.uk
Local transport authorities have important choices to make about how their bus networks should be regulated. This timely work by @cpt-uk.bsky.social will help empower local authorities to determine what will work best for them and their communities. www.cpt-uk.org/news/more-th...
More than one route: the many ways to deliver bus services | CPT
www.cpt-uk.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Local transport authorities have important choices to make about how their bus networks should be regulated. This timely work by @cpt-uk.bsky.social will help empower local authorities to determine what will work best for them and their communities. www.cpt-uk.org/news/more-th...
Buses connect us to the people we love, the things we need and the places that matter.
Please make a donation today to help us improve bus services across the country and ensure that every community has a bus service it can rely on. bettertransport.org.uk/help-improve...
Please make a donation today to help us improve bus services across the country and ensure that every community has a bus service it can rely on. bettertransport.org.uk/help-improve...
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Buses connect us to the people we love, the things we need and the places that matter.
Please make a donation today to help us improve bus services across the country and ensure that every community has a bus service it can rely on. bettertransport.org.uk/help-improve...
Please make a donation today to help us improve bus services across the country and ensure that every community has a bus service it can rely on. bettertransport.org.uk/help-improve...
Transport costs are keeping 5m people below the poverty line. We're calling on the Chancellor to:
• End the fuel duty cut & freeze
• Introduce a per-mile charge for EVs
• Increase tax on private jets
• Prioritise public transport
Details in our blog: bettertransport.org.uk/blog/will-th...
• End the fuel duty cut & freeze
• Introduce a per-mile charge for EVs
• Increase tax on private jets
• Prioritise public transport
Details in our blog: bettertransport.org.uk/blog/will-th...
Will the Budget tackle transport poverty?
Transport costs are keeping 5m people below the poverty line. Will the Government use the forthcoming Budget to change this?
bettertransport.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Transport costs are keeping 5m people below the poverty line. We're calling on the Chancellor to:
• End the fuel duty cut & freeze
• Introduce a per-mile charge for EVs
• Increase tax on private jets
• Prioritise public transport
Details in our blog: bettertransport.org.uk/blog/will-th...
• End the fuel duty cut & freeze
• Introduce a per-mile charge for EVs
• Increase tax on private jets
• Prioritise public transport
Details in our blog: bettertransport.org.uk/blog/will-th...
If you've ever considered studying for a transport related MSc, check out this bursary scheme run by Rees Jeffreys Road Fund.
Up to 8 bursaries of £10,000 each are available, and applications are welcome from students of any age and background: reesjeffreys.co.uk/bursaries
Up to 8 bursaries of £10,000 each are available, and applications are welcome from students of any age and background: reesjeffreys.co.uk/bursaries
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November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If you've ever considered studying for a transport related MSc, check out this bursary scheme run by Rees Jeffreys Road Fund.
Up to 8 bursaries of £10,000 each are available, and applications are welcome from students of any age and background: reesjeffreys.co.uk/bursaries
Up to 8 bursaries of £10,000 each are available, and applications are welcome from students of any age and background: reesjeffreys.co.uk/bursaries
As more people switch to EVs, revenue from fuel duty will plummet.
Govt should set out a process for introducing a per-mile charge for EVs. This would be fair, and avoid a budget black hole.
The charge should be low, so it's still cheaper to drive a cleaner car.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Govt should set out a process for introducing a per-mile charge for EVs. This would be fair, and avoid a budget black hole.
The charge should be low, so it's still cheaper to drive a cleaner car.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EV drivers could face new tax in Budget
The BBC understands there have been
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
As more people switch to EVs, revenue from fuel duty will plummet.
Govt should set out a process for introducing a per-mile charge for EVs. This would be fair, and avoid a budget black hole.
The charge should be low, so it's still cheaper to drive a cleaner car.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Govt should set out a process for introducing a per-mile charge for EVs. This would be fair, and avoid a budget black hole.
The charge should be low, so it's still cheaper to drive a cleaner car.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Railways Bill is being introduced to Parliament today. The Bill will create 'Great British Railways' to bring track and train together under one publicly-owned company, a new ticketing system and a new passenger watchdog. Here's our response...
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The Railways Bill is being introduced to Parliament today. The Bill will create 'Great British Railways' to bring track and train together under one publicly-owned company, a new ticketing system and a new passenger watchdog. Here's our response...
Attractive bus stops with accurate information on display would help both locals and tourists to navigate the bus network.
This great piece from @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk highlights why #BetterBusStops are so important:
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/business/tra...
This great piece from @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk highlights why #BetterBusStops are so important:
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/business/tra...
How bus-stops matter
The Campaign for Better Transport has set out a demand for four types of bus stops to be standardised across the nation, so that passengers can enjoy a more reliable level of service
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Attractive bus stops with accurate information on display would help both locals and tourists to navigate the bus network.
This great piece from @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk highlights why #BetterBusStops are so important:
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/business/tra...
This great piece from @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk highlights why #BetterBusStops are so important:
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/business/tra...
It's a wrap on our #BusStopStories tour!
1 man, 5 days, 1,800 miles, 2 countries, 8 English regions, 35 towns & cities, 30 buses and 792 bus stops!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop and talk to us! Keep following us here to see the full videos later this year! #BetterBusStops
1 man, 5 days, 1,800 miles, 2 countries, 8 English regions, 35 towns & cities, 30 buses and 792 bus stops!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop and talk to us! Keep following us here to see the full videos later this year! #BetterBusStops
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's a wrap on our #BusStopStories tour!
1 man, 5 days, 1,800 miles, 2 countries, 8 English regions, 35 towns & cities, 30 buses and 792 bus stops!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop and talk to us! Keep following us here to see the full videos later this year! #BetterBusStops
1 man, 5 days, 1,800 miles, 2 countries, 8 English regions, 35 towns & cities, 30 buses and 792 bus stops!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop and talk to us! Keep following us here to see the full videos later this year! #BetterBusStops
With 6 other orgs, we have written to the Chancellor ahead of next month's Budget urging her to reclaim £4.2 billion a year in lost revenue by allowing the "temporary" 5p fuel duty cut to come to an end and ending the 14-year fuel duty freeze.
October 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
With 6 other orgs, we have written to the Chancellor ahead of next month's Budget urging her to reclaim £4.2 billion a year in lost revenue by allowing the "temporary" 5p fuel duty cut to come to an end and ending the 14-year fuel duty freeze.
Happy Halloween!
Take a trip by rail to one of these Halloween highlights if you dare... including a village that reputedly has 12 ghosts! 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻
Thanks to our friends Scenic Rail Britain for the spooky travel tips.
https://ow.ly/t0UK50XjBSk
Take a trip by rail to one of these Halloween highlights if you dare... including a village that reputedly has 12 ghosts! 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻
Thanks to our friends Scenic Rail Britain for the spooky travel tips.
https://ow.ly/t0UK50XjBSk
Eerie places to visit this Halloween - Scenic Rail Britain
Spooky season is here! We've rounded up a small selection of eearie places to visit this Halloween, take a look, if you dare.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Happy Halloween!
Take a trip by rail to one of these Halloween highlights if you dare... including a village that reputedly has 12 ghosts! 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻
Thanks to our friends Scenic Rail Britain for the spooky travel tips.
https://ow.ly/t0UK50XjBSk
Take a trip by rail to one of these Halloween highlights if you dare... including a village that reputedly has 12 ghosts! 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻
Thanks to our friends Scenic Rail Britain for the spooky travel tips.
https://ow.ly/t0UK50XjBSk
It's the last day of our #BusStopStories tour! After getting in to Great Yarmouth in the small hours of the morning, today Michael is travelling by bus through East Anglia, talking to bus users about why buses and bus stops matter. Say hello if you see him along the way!
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It's the last day of our #BusStopStories tour! After getting in to Great Yarmouth in the small hours of the morning, today Michael is travelling by bus through East Anglia, talking to bus users about why buses and bus stops matter. Say hello if you see him along the way!
Ghent in Belgium has a car-free city centre, a modern tram and bus network, and plentiful walking and cycling routes.
On #WorldCitiesDay, what's your favourite city for its transport network?
On #WorldCitiesDay, what's your favourite city for its transport network?
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ghent in Belgium has a car-free city centre, a modern tram and bus network, and plentiful walking and cycling routes.
On #WorldCitiesDay, what's your favourite city for its transport network?
On #WorldCitiesDay, what's your favourite city for its transport network?
Some photos from our event in Parliament last week, which highlighted the importance of transport to people, places & planet.
We were honoured to be joined by people who shape our transport system, including MPs, DfT officials, & key figures from the transport industry and NGOs.
We were honoured to be joined by people who shape our transport system, including MPs, DfT officials, & key figures from the transport industry and NGOs.
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Some photos from our event in Parliament last week, which highlighted the importance of transport to people, places & planet.
We were honoured to be joined by people who shape our transport system, including MPs, DfT officials, & key figures from the transport industry and NGOs.
We were honoured to be joined by people who shape our transport system, including MPs, DfT officials, & key figures from the transport industry and NGOs.
It's Day 4 of Michael's trip around England and Wales by bus, gathering #BusStopStories.
Today he's travelling from Huddersfield all the way to Great Yarmouth, finding out why #BetterBusStops matter to the people who use them.
Today he's travelling from Huddersfield all the way to Great Yarmouth, finding out why #BetterBusStops matter to the people who use them.
October 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It's Day 4 of Michael's trip around England and Wales by bus, gathering #BusStopStories.
Today he's travelling from Huddersfield all the way to Great Yarmouth, finding out why #BetterBusStops matter to the people who use them.
Today he's travelling from Huddersfield all the way to Great Yarmouth, finding out why #BetterBusStops matter to the people who use them.
Thank you to everyone who supports Campaign for Better Transport with a regular donation.
A small amount each month makes a big difference to our work.
You can sign up to make a regular donation here: https://bettertransport.org.uk/donate
A small amount each month makes a big difference to our work.
You can sign up to make a regular donation here: https://bettertransport.org.uk/donate
Make a donation to Campaign for Better Transport
Every day, we are campaigning for transport that works for everyone in society and helps protect the environment. With your help, we can do even more.
bettertransport.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thank you to everyone who supports Campaign for Better Transport with a regular donation.
A small amount each month makes a big difference to our work.
You can sign up to make a regular donation here: https://bettertransport.org.uk/donate
A small amount each month makes a big difference to our work.
You can sign up to make a regular donation here: https://bettertransport.org.uk/donate
We've just submitted evidence to the Transport Select Committee inquiry on ‘joined-up journeys’ which will feed directly into the Government's Integrated National Transport Strategy, due out later this year.
Find out what we told them in our new blog: https://ow.ly/vLsb50Xj3XH
Find out what we told them in our new blog: https://ow.ly/vLsb50Xj3XH
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We've just submitted evidence to the Transport Select Committee inquiry on ‘joined-up journeys’ which will feed directly into the Government's Integrated National Transport Strategy, due out later this year.
Find out what we told them in our new blog: https://ow.ly/vLsb50Xj3XH
Find out what we told them in our new blog: https://ow.ly/vLsb50Xj3XH
Our @silviyabarrett.bsky.social is speaking at the launch of Climate Emergency UK's Local Climate Report.
Silviya will be looking at some brilliant work being done by councils on transport, and what govt should be doing to support them.
Tickets: https://ow.ly/Hs3650Xj271
Silviya will be looking at some brilliant work being done by councils on transport, and what govt should be doing to support them.
Tickets: https://ow.ly/Hs3650Xj271
October 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Our @silviyabarrett.bsky.social is speaking at the launch of Climate Emergency UK's Local Climate Report.
Silviya will be looking at some brilliant work being done by councils on transport, and what govt should be doing to support them.
Tickets: https://ow.ly/Hs3650Xj271
Silviya will be looking at some brilliant work being done by councils on transport, and what govt should be doing to support them.
Tickets: https://ow.ly/Hs3650Xj271
The Better Bus Services Bill is now law. Here's what our Head of Policy and Campaigns @silviyabarrett.bsky.social had to say on this hugely important step for the country's most used form of public transport.
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Better Bus Services Bill is now law. Here's what our Head of Policy and Campaigns @silviyabarrett.bsky.social had to say on this hugely important step for the country's most used form of public transport.
We're going on the road to find out why #BetterBusStops matter to the millions who use them!
As part of our campaign for a national bus stop standard, Michael is travelling >1,000km by bus around England & Wales, collecting #BusStopStories.
Look out for him at a stop near you!
As part of our campaign for a national bus stop standard, Michael is travelling >1,000km by bus around England & Wales, collecting #BusStopStories.
Look out for him at a stop near you!
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We're going on the road to find out why #BetterBusStops matter to the millions who use them!
As part of our campaign for a national bus stop standard, Michael is travelling >1,000km by bus around England & Wales, collecting #BusStopStories.
Look out for him at a stop near you!
As part of our campaign for a national bus stop standard, Michael is travelling >1,000km by bus around England & Wales, collecting #BusStopStories.
Look out for him at a stop near you!
Our recent report highlighted the extraordinary economic and environmental benefits of trams and light rail: http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=60431
October 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Our recent report highlighted the extraordinary economic and environmental benefits of trams and light rail: http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=60431
This week we held an event in Parliament to highlight the importance of greener, fairer transport.
It was great to talk with >150 people including MPs, govt officials & key figures from the transport industry.
Find out more: https://mailchi.mp/bettertransport.org.uk/better-greener-fairer-transport
It was great to talk with >150 people including MPs, govt officials & key figures from the transport industry.
Find out more: https://mailchi.mp/bettertransport.org.uk/better-greener-fairer-transport
October 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This week we held an event in Parliament to highlight the importance of greener, fairer transport.
It was great to talk with >150 people including MPs, govt officials & key figures from the transport industry.
Find out more: https://mailchi.mp/bettertransport.org.uk/better-greener-fairer-transport
It was great to talk with >150 people including MPs, govt officials & key figures from the transport industry.
Find out more: https://mailchi.mp/bettertransport.org.uk/better-greener-fairer-transport
Campaign for Better Transport is the national organisation that advocates for better, greener, fairer transport for all.
Our refreshed Strategy outlines how we will work to improve transport for everyone, in cities, towns and rural areas:
bettertransport.org.uk/our-strategy/
Our refreshed Strategy outlines how we will work to improve transport for everyone, in cities, towns and rural areas:
bettertransport.org.uk/our-strategy/
Our Strategy
Our Strategy outlines how we will influence those with the power to help deliver a better, greener and fairer transport system for all.
bettertransport.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Campaign for Better Transport is the national organisation that advocates for better, greener, fairer transport for all.
Our refreshed Strategy outlines how we will work to improve transport for everyone, in cities, towns and rural areas:
bettertransport.org.uk/our-strategy/
Our refreshed Strategy outlines how we will work to improve transport for everyone, in cities, towns and rural areas:
bettertransport.org.uk/our-strategy/