Department for Transport

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to cut fuel duty in this weeks Spring Statement as petrol becomes prohibitively expensive

The UK Government significantly reduces its financial incentive towards purchasing an electric motorcycle with models costing £10,000 or less now eligible

‘No motorcycle should be required to better the standards in place when it was new’ say the British Motorcyclists Federation.

The UK's network of Smart Motorway ARL roads have come under fire this morning, with even the MP who helped to roll them out calling for a U-turn

Motorcycles and the value they offer the UK has been discussed in the halls of power, and a new DfT minister who rides is right at the heart of it

New proposals that promote green initiatives and smooth the path for self-driving transport could have a huge impact on the motorcycle industry

After a meeting between the NMDA and Department for Transport, the e-scooter has been reclassified as a ‘Powered Transporter’.

Those planning a foreign tour in the EU will have to ditch GB stickers and number plates and replace them with new UK ones

Despite Brexit, UK is to adopt the same EU mandated ‘ISA’ speed limiters in new vehicles sold in 2022 onwards. Are motorcycles exempt from this?

Pedestrians and cyclists are due to be placed at the top of a re-ordered pecking order, as a new Highway Code hierarchy rule is on the cards. 

The EU Commissions has confirmed that vehicles intended specifically for motorsport will be excluded from mandatory insurance – VNUK

The Government is urging all road users to Know Your Fuel ahead of Summer 2021 E10 petrol rollout

The UK Government and the National Motorcyclists Council have begun to discuss policy development in relation to motorcycling

The National Motorcyclists Council will now represent the UK’s main motorcycling groups

The Highways England has launched a new consultation on proposed changes to the Highway Code – and you can have your say

The UK’s network of smart motorways is to be the subject of a parliamentary inquiry into their safety and effectiveness

The Motorcycle Action Group is working with Baroness Vere to help ‘raise the profile’ of motorcycling in the UK

Today the UK government has set aside £500m to help remove the blight of potholes from the nation’s roads

The debate on the extension of motorcycle CBTs has been taken up in parliament with MPs backing the move

The UK government has announced a road policing review to find out if the road network can be better policed

In a response to a white paper sent to the transport secretary by leading motorcycle groups, the advice is to take up electric bikes

With the chancellor getting out his red briefcase again this spring, Visordown looks at how the latest budget will affect us motorcyclists

The government is to pledge £2.5bn over the next five years towards fixing potholes in England as part of the latest Budget

An electric future is quickly, if quietly coming... and the government is putting Triumph at the forefront of it