Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 109896

Highway Code: Publicity

Tabled: 30 January 2026

Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to expand the Highway Code awareness campaign beyond London; and what plans her Department has to help ensure similar campaigns are extended to (a) Somerset, (b) rural areas

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

Following updates to the Highway Code in 2022, the department ran THINK! advertising campaigns nationally to raise awareness of the changes. Local authorities are responsible for delivering road safety education and have a statutory duty to take steps bot...

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