Transport

9 October 2025

Fake nighttime pensioner driving ban rumour spreads online

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

9 October 2025

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

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

Cars driving on the M3 motorway in Winchester

7 October 2025

The government is not introducing a 48-hour parking limit

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

2 October 2025

Footage of man striking women at ‘London’ station is actually from Barcelona last year

The incident, which posts claimed was filmed at a London train station, actually occurred at Barcelona’s Camp de l’Arpa metro station in 2024.

Image of Barcelona's Camp de l'Arpa metro station

18 August 2025

The government is not changing the penalty for driving without a licence

Social media posts are falsely claiming that from January 2026, operating a vehicle without a valid licence will no longer lead to criminal proceedings, but instead will result in a civil fine.

19 November 2024

Government hasn’t introduced policy of ‘free bus fares for immigrants’

A false claim circulating on social media says that the cap on bus fares has increased to £3 as a result of the policy.

2 September 2022

Telegraph miscalculates the cost of working from home

Its estimate that on average working from home will add £2,500 a year to energy bills was flawed, and there are other questions around its calculations too.

23 June 2022

Which train operating companies are run by other countries’ governments?

A list spreading on Facebook claims 17 train operators are fully or partly owned by state-run companies from abroad. But the list is out of date.

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21 June 2022

Popular tips on filling cars with petrol don’t offer big savings

A widely-circulated selection of tips on how to save money when filling your car is unlikely to provide any economic benefit.

17 June 2022

No evidence of a ‘plan’ to cause travel disruption

We can find no evidence to support claims that travel disruption at airports is part of a deliberate attempt to stop people travelling. And there’s plenty of evidence for staff shortages.

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Fake nighttime pensioner driving ban rumour spreads online

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

The government is not introducing a 48-hour parking limit

Footage of man striking women at ‘London’ station is actually from Barcelona last year

The government is not changing the penalty for driving without a licence

Government hasn’t introduced policy of ‘free bus fares for immigrants’

Telegraph miscalculates the cost of working from home

Which train operating companies are run by other countries’ governments?

Popular tips on filling cars with petrol don’t offer big savings

No evidence of a ‘plan’ to cause travel disruption

Full Fact fights bad information