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The Department for Transport (DfT) has now added business case development guidance for Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) and their partners (outside London) wanting to take advantage of the zero-emission buses regional area (ZEBRA) scheme.

If all necessary vaccination and harm reduction measures are met, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced, the whole of Scotland will move to Level 0 on 19 July.

A 60-page report by the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) reveals that levels of professional driver fatigue throughout Europe are at epidemic levels. The study has been welcomed by the UK’s leading union which said it mirrored its own findings.

Following the decision by the UK Government to delay the lifting of the remaining Covid-19 restrictions (see Freedom day moved back by four weeks), the Welsh and Scottish Parliaments have now given their own updates.

A consortium of 14 partners from across Europe are working on a joint research project, CoacHyfied, with the EU investing €7 million in plans to drive the development of fuel cell systems for coaches forward.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued information for commercial bus operators in England who want to apply for Covid-19 funding support.

The Government is launching a national awareness campaign this month to highlight the rollout of E10 petrol, a fuel mix which could cut annual CO2 emissions by up to 750,000 tonnes.

A national campaign to help people return to public transport has been launched across social media by sustainable transport charity, Campaign for Better Transport (CBT).

Just over half of freight and coach managers are satisfied with England’s motorways and major “A” roads when it comes to meeting their business needs, according to the latest survey from independent watchdog Transport Focus.

DFDS and P&O have entered into a mutual space charter agreement on the Dover-Calais ferry route to shorten freight customers’ waiting times and improve the flow of freight across what they describe as the vital trade link between the UK and the EU.