GOVERNMENT NEWS
DFT ANNOUNCES LATEST PLAN FOR DRIVERS MEASURES AND LOCAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE FUNDING
Plan for Drivers measures
The Department for Transport has published the latest raft of measures from its Plan for Drivers, which will see motorists benefit from smoother journeys
and
reduced congestion, with local people getting a stronger voice on road schemes that affect them. As part of its 30-point plan, the latest measures include: • Draft guidance for councils on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs), setting out that they must gain buy-in from local residents, businesses and emergency services when considering implementing new LTN schemes, alongside the government review of LTNs
• Strengthened guidance on setting 20mph speed limits, reminding them to reserve them for sensible and appropriate areas only
For more information, and to read the full press notice, please follow this link:
https://shorturl.at/gpHOY
Local Electric Vehicle (LEVI) Fund
• Traffic light upgrades across the country thanks to £50m - £30m to replace outdated equipment, and £20m to reduce poor traffic light sequencing through innov- ative technology that responds to live traffic conditions.
• The launch of a consultation seeking views from residents on how local councils enforce traffic measures
• New guidance around bus lanes and street works, and research from the Department’s noise camera trials
SPRING BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT: VAT TREATMENT OF PHVs
The Government has committed to a consultation on the impacts of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC. In the Spring Budget, the government said: “The govern- ment will launch a consultation on the impacts of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC in April. “The government is committed to exploring a range of viable options
The Government continues to deliver its £381m Local Electric Vehicle (LEVI) Fund to councils, who can choose where is best to install chargepoints in their local area. Following the approval of the first f ive local authority applications in February, payments to 46 additional councils from Torbay to Tees Valley have now been approved, worth over £187m. Additionally, the local authorities allocated to the second round of LEVI funding will be able to apply to the fund from 2 April in a further boost to the chargepoint rollout. Alongside, the fund the Depart- ment has announced: • Further support for EV drivers by ensuring households without driveways or dedicated parking spaces can access the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant. The £350 grant will be widened to those who own or rent and have access to adequate street parking
• Help to support councils deliver EV
infrastructure with the
Government-funded electric vehicle infrastructure training course launching in full this week
to ensure that this court ruling does not have any undue adverse effects on the private hire vehicle sector and its passengers.”
Do not miss our VAT Seminar taking place at the PHTM EXPO on Wednesday 15 May at 1pm.
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• The launch of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Forum, chaired by Minister Browne and AA Presi- dent, Edmund King, to discuss how best to tackle barriers and accelerate the delivery of charging infrastructure.
For more information, follow this link:
https://shorturl.at/dvDH4
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