Create a separate section of Traffic Law for offences related to E-scooters
- 30 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 532 - 6 added in the past 24hrs)
Under current legislation e-scooters are classified as motor vehicles, so motoring offences apply to e-scooters. We believe the dangers to oneself and others are completely different for e-scooters, and that a separate category of offences for e-scooters is necessary - similar to those for bikes.
Lifetime driving ban for convicted Drunk or Drug drivers.
- 380 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 479 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Make it law that anyone convicted of Drink or Drug driving offences to have their driving privileges taken away from them for the rest of their life. There is no excuses to get behind the wheel of a car intoxicated either through alcohol or narcotics. There should be zero tolerance.
Increase the statutory minimum wage for HGV drivers
- 444 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 449 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We believe HGV drivers are often underpaid, and that the Government should increase the statutory minimum wage for HGV drivers to ensure they receive a fair wage.
Change e-scooters legislation to allow use on roads & pavements legally
- 412 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 437 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
There was no mention of new e-scooter laws in the 2023 King's Speech, meaning changes to the law are likely to be delayed.
Extend the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to cover local trains
- 244 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 395 - 5 added in the past 24hrs)
Amend the Transport Act 2000 and Railways Act 1993 to automatically include free local train travel as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, and require train operating companies to recognise this concession.
Require bikes be fitted with suitable lights in full working order at all times
- 360 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 373 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
At present a person can ride a bike without working lights during daylight hours. A significant number of cyclists ride bikes without any form of illumination especially after dark. This can be a severe danger to other road users and the cyclists themselves.
Increase sentences for drink driving offences
- 348 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 371 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We would like drink drivers to have harsher punishments, to try and discourage drink driving and prevent reoffending.
Require communications from Private Parking companies to be traceable/trackable
- 268 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 316 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Amend the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA 2012) to require private parking companies to send all communications to a vehicle's keeper by a trackable and traceable method, such as recorded delivery or registered post.
Introduce a legal duty of care for road traffic collision victims at the scene
- 297 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 313 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Currently there are no laws imposing a legal duty of care on drivers towards people injured in a road traffic collision. We want legislation to be updated to make it mandatory for drivers to remain with victims until they have received medical care and their welfare needs are met.
Require motorists be issued a reminder to pay a charge before they can be fined
- 127 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 303 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We believe that there should be a legal requirement for car park owners to issue a reminder notice to users who forgot to pay the parking charge before they are issued penalty notice.