Fact checks related to transport, including public transport, airport expansion, HS2, rail fares and ticket prices
A photo of a lorry stuck in Bristol harbour has been used to, wrongly, claim that HGV drivers won’t be tested on reversing. Read
The Prime Minister told a BBC journalist that 127 HGV drivers had applied for short-term visas. But the government’s bizarrely refused to explain how that figure is calculated. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s been claimed the government spread fuel shortage lies to sell a surplus which was about to expire. There is no evidence of this. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s been claimed that the UK is short 100,000 HGV drivers, but the government has reportedly said we only need another 30,000. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Boris Johnson denied 40% reductions to the transport body’s budget during PMQs. Read
In effect, all money spent by Scotland on HS2 is returned through the Barnett formula. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservative London mayoral candidate claimed Sadiq Khan’s decision to raise the congestion charge was his own. It was essentially a requirement of a government bailout package. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Lisa Nandy said that bus fares have risen 60% in 10 years, which is correct using one estimate, but doesn’t take the change in wages into account. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The average rail ticket is 20% more expensive than it was in 1995, and government subsidies for the railways have also increased. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Question Time on 20 September 2018 came from the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. Topics covered included the Chequers deal, rail nationalisation, Islamophobia, and party conferences. Read
