Apr
11
2018
UKIP transport spokesman Jill Seymour has accused the Government of ‘selling out’ British companies after inviting more overseas firms to bid for the running of UK rail franchises.
The Government has granted bidding rights to a trio of continental train...
Mar
21
2018
UKIP transport spokesman Jill Seymour has called for an urgent injection of cash to repair Britain’s crumbling road network, as the number of potholes reaches record-breaking levels.
Mrs Seymour, an MEP for the West Midlands, said it was time that...
Mar
12
2018
Brexit is presenting the British haulage industry with an excellent opportunity to get rid of the ‘damaging’ Certificate of Professional Competence, according to UKIP transport spokesman Jill Seymour.
She said: “It has brought misery and hardship to countless drivers in...
Mar
11
2018
Telford-based MEP Jill Seymour today called for an urgent cross-party public inquiry after new reports once again painted the town as the sex crime capital of Britain.
Mrs Seymour first met with local police superintendent Tom Harding back in 2016...
Mar
02
2018
UKIP Transport spokesman Jill Seymour has called for an urgent investigation into the funding of HS2 after a new report highlighted plans to dramatically cut the number of rush-hour seats.
Back in 2013, a report from the Department for Transport...
Feb
24
2018
Claims that holders of a UK driving licence could be banned from roads in mainland Europe after Brexit have been condemned by UKIP transport spokesman Jill Seymour.
A presentation made by the European Commission this week said Brexit would mean the...
Jan
31
2018
Britain’s road policing chief today declared that ‘enough is enough’ as he urged a zero-tolerance policy on speeding motorists.
But UKIP’s transport spokesman Jill Seymour responded by saying that ‘enough is enough’ regarding the constant victimisation of road users, and...
Jan
25
2018
Plans to charge road users of the basis of their age or financial means could be a breach of equalities legislation, according to UKIP transport spokesman Jill Seymour.
She was responding to a report from the Association for Consultancy and...
Jan
24
2018
UKIP transport spokesman Jill Seymour is urging the Government to act on the results of a survey which shows the public still has ‘serious concerns’ about the roll-out of smart motorways.
Almost 20,000 people responded to the AA survey over...
Jan
19
2018
Boris Johnson’s quest to build a new bridge linking the UK and France have been dismissed as ‘pie in the sky’ by UKIP’s transport spokesman.
Jill Seymour MEP said: “When so much of our existing transport infrastructure here in the...
