Transport – Full Fact

23 March 2026

Appears off track

Government Tracker

Is the government on course to fix an additional million potholes in England each year?

By Tony Thompson • 4 mins

Full Fact looks at whether Labour is on track to meet its manifesto pledge on road maintenance. Read

Gov Tracker

20 January 2026

Politics

Council reports reveal scale of Labour’s pothole challenge

By Nasim Asl • 6 mins

Full Fact analysis reveals Labour is likely to struggle to deliver on its pledge to fix a million more potholes each year, with early combined estimates from 85 councils projecting no overall increase in repairs in 2025/26. Read

Analysis

25 November 2025

Immigration

Are asylum seekers given Freedom Passes for free travel in London?

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

There is no specific provision for asylum seekers to get free travel in London but they may be eligible for Freedom Passes like any other Londoner. Read

Fact checks

18 November 2025

Politics

No, the government isn’t limiting Brits to two flights a year

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

Repeated claims that the government is introducing a policy limiting UK citizens to two flights a year are false. Read

Fact checks

30 October 2025

Economy, Business & Finance

The government isn’t introducing a new £200 ‘sustainability’ tax on car owners

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

Viral videos claiming that a new £200 annual tax on all car owners will come into effect in November 2025 are false. Read

Fact checks

24 October 2025

Economy, Business & Finance

It’s not true that all drivers now have to pay £100 to enter London

By Sian Bayley • 4 mins

Videos circulating online falsely claim “every single driver” entering central London will face a £100 charge from 1 October. Read

Fact checks

24 October 2025

Economy, Business & Finance

People will not need to ‘re-verify’ their bus passes from October

By Charlotte Green • 3 mins

Videos circulating on social media are spreading misleading claims about supposed changes to people’s bus passes. Read

Fact checks

9 October 2025

Politics

Fake nighttime pensioner driving ban rumour spreads online

By Sian Bayley • 4 mins

A spokesperson from the Department for Transport confirmed this is not true. Read

Fact checks

9 October 2025

Politics

The government hasn’t announced ‘one of the harshest crackdowns’ UK drivers have ever seen

By Joshua Salisbury • 3 mins

A government spokesperson confirmed claims circulating on social media about driving rules are “untrue” and that no new “crackdown” has been announced. Read

Fact checks

7 October 2025

Politics

The government is not introducing a 48-hour parking limit

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

The Department for Transport told Full Fact that these claims, which have been widely shared on social media, are not true. Read

Fact checks