Early start this morning. Off to see improvements planned in the Bristol area - I'll be sharing what I see on this and other visits during the autumn.

Paddington looking good. 748 to Swindon. Long, clear explanation on train tannoy of tickets that aren't valid (super off-peak and off-peak aren't on this one) but reminder about how complex ticketing is and how easy it would be to get confused.

Excellent day, just finished. This is me and my colleague Nina Howe at Bristol Temple Mead with the observation train used for the visit.

Drivers have rated the M42 as the worst motorway in England. We asked 9000 road users about their last journey on a National Highways motorway or major ‘A’ road in our Strategic Roads User Survey. Find out more: ow.ly/6iL550TGQgp #M42

Really significant report for us today. Scores for lorry driver rest stops are the lowest we get on any of our surveys and yet the welfare of lower drivers is critical to the health of our economy. Please support and share.

Tackling fare dodgers and stopping punishing people who make innocent mistakes aren't mutually exclusive - read what we said to LBC

📢 We want to hear from you for our review of train operators' revenue protection practices. If you’ve been penalised for boarding a train without a valid ticket, or told your ticket is invalid, fill in our questionnaire. ✍➡ orr.gov.uk/search-consult…

I worked at Transport for London two decades ago when we launched the Mayor's first Transport Strategy. It's hard to imagine transport planning in London without it now. Creating a national transport strategy poses huge challenges, but also opportunities. And if not now, when?

This is an important issue and people will rightly feel angry if they are punished for an innocent mistake. Pretty much everyone would also agree genuine fair dodgers need to be dealt with. Today's report suggests some practical steps to help get this balance right.