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I certainly do not believe this - Take me today dropping people off at Heathrow - I had to pay 12.50 for the stupid London Mayors ULEZ fee just to travel maybe 3 miles into the Zone WTF. And I had no choice as our USA visitors had someone loose it on the train journey to us and it has put them off using the Rail network. Plus the Shock of also the sheer cost of getting a train early to London cost wise is a Rip off thats just crazy. So want to improve things ? Drop the train pricing (wait unlikely to happen as these tickets pay for investment and companies want a profit ) Get rid of paying the ULEZ to just get to Heathrow and you won't be able to do that because of the London Mayor Theres nothing Practical they can do in reality

It sounds good in principle but in practice will the bus network systems be fully funded & how specifically & in my area of the sovereign nation state of the UK the local bus network specific local routes to where I lived were partly subsidised through the local council & when harder times hit & austerity years ago they were one of the first things to go years ago now & there is just a basic local bus route between two major towns locally & how are things going to be different in a fully funded transport model & long term stable funding & I am a little bit sceptical but not cynical at all but I am glad that we have got a new Labour government but action on what is promised & I want to see concrete & realistic results & a local affordable & a reliable local & regional bus network fully funded long term & local politicans or councillors & local people hopefully having a say in these decisions in local areas where people specifically live & I am going to wait patiently & see what the new Labour government but their government policy transport wise into action with concrete long term & well funded & resourced bus transportation systems with lots of fully trained bus drivers & staff & bosses too & I look forward to seeing the results!,

No mention of road transport that keeps the country moving.

The reality is unless operators can find drivers and engineers to keep the buses on the road nothing can be improved. In some areas there is more chance of winning the lottery than having a full weeks travel running on time or not having a breakdown. The design of buses in the UK based on single doors does not aid efficient operations and ticketing procedures are not consistent across the country. If we truly want to improve things we must recognise the needs of customers and keep things simple, reliable, affordable, safe and comfortable.

Good luck🤞 We have a lot of extremely clever people in this industry, please make sure you listen to them.

Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom I have lived in wales for 18 years under a labour administration and sadly little of what you have pinpointed as key drivers has happened from the Severn though to Carmarthen. The trains are slow expensive and the rolling stock run on diesel. The travel time from Newport to Swansea is 1hour 20 for 60 miles/96 km, last week I travelled Dijon to Paris 196 miles /305km in 1hr 35 minutes, so in comparison we are light years behind Groupe SNCF . So far the last 18 years time has time has stood still and prices going up. hopefully you will change that.

The direction shown by Louise Haigh MP is truly encouraging and inspiring. TRL's mission is transforming transport for a safer, cleaner, and more efficient future; it is great to see this validated by the Secretary.  A reminder (to self) on the key Labour manifesto linked to Transport: - Road Maintenance: Fix an additional 1 million potholes annually. - Insurance: Tackle car insurance costs. - Vehicle Emissions: Restore 2030 phase-out date for petrol and diesel cars. - Electric Vehicles: Standardize second-hand EV battery info. - Railways: GB Railways reforms. - Freight: Promote rail freight. - Passenger Rights: Establish a new passenger watchdog. - Bus Services: Empower local leaders for bus services. - Active Travel: Promote active travel networks. - Infrastructure: Develop a long-term infrastructure strategy. - Aviation: Promote sustainable aviation fuels. Excited to see how we move fast and the progress made in the coming months and years!

An MP should be evaluated based on their results, not their promises. I could never trust a politician who relies on reading from a prepared script. She couldn't even remember it. "What have I got to say again? why am I here? What is my job again?"

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