Holiday Fears As Passports Get Delayed
'Unprecedented Demand'The Passport Office is dealing with the highest demand for passports in 12 years and has issued over three million passports so far in 2014. However, demand continues to be high, and recognising people’s understandable concerns about possible...
Birmingham Swiftly Moving onto Oyster-Style Travel Scheme
Birmingham may soon be getting its own version of the Oyster card. Oyster is the name of the travel pass system that allows Londoners to travel with ease around the city centre and has been praised for its ease...
Wheelchair Users Win Priority Seats Supreme Court Case
Wheelchair users have won a Supreme Court case which will grant them priority spaces on buses over pushchairs. The case was first brought to the Courts by Doug Paulley, a disabled man from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, when he boarded...
Women Only ‘Pink Taxi’ Launches in Pakistan
Have you been to Pakistan lately? If so, you might have heard rumours of a fleet of Pink Taxi’s donning the streets.
Pink Taxi is a taxi service launching in Karachi, Pakistan on March 30th. The service aims to protect...
Government Plans to Keep Visa-Free Travel For EU Nationals
European Union nationals will remain able to pass freely into the UK without passports, under new Government plans. Those who wish to stay for work, study or to settle will still have to apply for permission.
It comes after the...
New figures on visa applications from India published
Number of Indians visiting the UK showing increase despite emerging destinations gaining popularity and overall foreign travel on the rise
New figures published today show a steady year-on-year increase in the overall number of visa applications from India over the...
Birmingham Uber Drivers Strike
The Midland Uber Driver Forum claim that the app-booking taxi firm has been reducing passenger fares without referring to them which has triggered their profits to decrease.
They also made claims that self-employed members have encountered suspensions and are penalised...
Train Derails after Landslide caused by Heavy Showers
The past week has seen sweltering heat, misty fogs and sky-splitting lightening storms. With it has come flash floods and disruption across travel lines, mostly hitting the South East of England.
One train faced particular damage as it was derailed...
POP Airs Its First TV Commercials
A UK airline in the making with Indian DNA, POP aims to be the only airline to operate non-stop flights from the UK to Amritsar and Ahmedabad and has been founded on a ‘caring capitalism’ business model. The company...
National Express West Midlands Offers Xmas Discounts for Travel!
National Express West Midlands has launched a number of discounted fares via their mTicket app, enabling passengers to purchase their tickets directly to their mobile phone devices. ‘No parking, no driving no worries’ is National Express West Midlands motto...
