Verdicts · Transport
Transport referendums: how members voted
Settled referendums
26
since Jul 2026
Votes cast
18,763
all time, on transport
Last week
5,089
votes · 3 referendums settled
Written opinions
641
all time, left by voters
Best of each side last week
Most respected on transport in the last 7 days
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How transport results lean
This week—Last week—All timeCentreWhere every side agreed last week
Left, Centre and Right voters all came down the same way.
Most active regions last week
Voters
Votes each week
5,089 last week
All-time transport highlights
Biggest landslide
YES 90%
Should speed limits on ebikes and eScooters be strictly enforced?
90% of 116 votes went the same way.
Closest result
NO 50%
Should over‑65s take a driving test refresher every 5 years?
Decided by less than a point.
Most debated
NO 79%
Should all drivers have to retake a driving assessment every few years?
67 written opinions.
Last week
3 settled · 5,089 votes
majority
% voting yes, by leaning
Should all new cars be required to have a built-in dash cam?
The verdict
Yes won comfortably, yet its best-respected voices sounded reluctant: one conceded “I would vote no, over privacy concerns” before backing cameras on grounds of dangerous driving. No voters answered with surveillance and choice.
majority
% voting yes, by leaning
Should people who give up owning a car get free bus travel?
The verdict
No won overwhelmingly, and the sharpest objection was practical: “How do you prove they did?” The most-respected No case also warned the scheme would reward people who get a car just to surrender it.
majority
% voting yes, by leaning
Should all drivers have to retake a driving assessment every few years?
The verdict
Voters rejected blanket retesting overwhelmingly, with the sharpest No case asking “Who is going to run all these extra texts?” while the Yes side argued that bad habits accrue and the Highway Code moves on.
Every transport verdict
- Should all new cars be required to have a built-in dash cam?YES 56%1,757 votes · 18 Oct
- Should people who give up owning a car get free bus travel?NO 70%1,619 votes · 16 Oct
- Should all drivers have to retake a driving assessment every few years?NO 79%1,713 votes · 13 Oct
- Should cyclists need third-party insurance and a visible ID number so they can be identified?YES 58%1,565 votes · 8 Oct
- Should free bus travel be available from age 60 across the UK, not just at state pension age?YES 53%1,377 votes · 4 Oct
- Should the government bring all remaining train companies into public ownership?YES 70%1,317 votes · 3 Oct
- Should 20 mph become the default speed limit on roads through towns and villages in England?NO 69%1,331 votes · 2 Oct
- Should over‑65s take a driving test refresher every 5 years?NO 50%1,095 votes · 20 Sept
- Should the UK approve routine nationwide aerial drone deliveries by 2027?NO 58%1,036 votes · 20 Sept
- Should fingerprint biometrics be used at UK driving tests to stop impersonation fraud?YES 75%976 votes · 19 Sept
- Should the speed limit on UK motorways be increased to 90mph?NO 62%938 votes · 17 Sept
- Should the UK replace pay-per-mile with a flat annual tax on electric vehicles?YES 64%829 votes · 15 Sept
- Should it be legal to ride e-scooters on public roads and pavements?NO 79%598 votes · 6 Sept
- Should councils be required to permanently repair potholes rather than patch them?YES 79%560 votes · 3 Sept
- Will full self-drive (FSD) cars replace all taxis in the UK?NO 70%511 votes · 2 Sept
- Should HS2 be extended to Manchester?YES 56%483 votes · 31 Aug
- Should HS2 be completed despite the higher costs and longer timescale?NO 52%172 votes · 10 Aug
- If the same pothole is fixed three years in a row, should the section 100 yards each way be fully resurfaced?YES 81%109 votes · 26 Jul
- Should speed limits on ebikes and eScooters be strictly enforced?YES 90%116 votes · 25 Jul
- Is the £2 bus fare cap worth the £500M a year cost?YES 67%153 votes · 24 Jul
Show all 26 verdicts ↓
- Should the Northumberland line railway expand to include Morpeth, Cramlington or even Edinburgh?YES 77%137 votes · 19 Jul
- Should the UK introduce a mileage-based road tax for electric vehicles from April 2028?NO 59%98 votes · 18 Jul
- Are cars practical for most journeys in the UK?YES 72%103 votes · 14 Jul
- Should HS2 adopt Japan's Shinkansen specifications to reach 320 km/h?YES 69%80 votes · 14 Jul
- Should the UK build flexibility into all future long-term public transport contracts?YES 76%45 votes · 12 Jul
- Should the UK government spend £50m to develop flying taxis for London?NO 84%45 votes · 6 Jul