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Wokingham Speed Limits: 5 Areas Picked, Comments by 9 Nov
Wokingham town centre, Twyford, Finchampstead, Silverdale Road and Hare Hatch are first in line for lower speed limits. Comments close at midnight, 9 November.
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Transport
Wokingham Disabled Bus Pass: 9.30am Rule Goes in 2027
From 1 April 2027 a Wokingham disabled bus pass works before 9.30am anywhere in England, not only on buses boarded in the borough. Senior passes do not change.
Roads
M4 Crash Between Maidenhead and Winnersh: Woman Dies
A woman in her thirties died on the M4 westbound between junctions 8/9 and 10 on Wednesday night. Thames Valley Police wants dashcam footage from that stretch.
Transport
Wokingham £41m Road Plan: £20m on Repairs, 20mph Zones
Almost half the borough's new Department for Transport money goes on carriageway maintenance. There is £1.2m for 20mph zones and £406,178 for the Earley footbridge.
Parking
Wokingham Parking: Free Overnight Would End Under Plan
The council's draft order scraps the free 10pm to 6am window in every chargeable car park and charges £1.20 from 8pm to 8am. Comments close 9 September.
Parking
Parking in Wokingham: New Tariffs, and Where It Is Free
Wokingham car park charges rose on 1 July 2026: £1.60 an hour in town, £8 all day. Sundays and bank holidays are charged. Five council car parks stay free.
Transport
Free Bus Travel for Wokingham Kids Runs Until 31 August
Children aged 5 to 15 ride free from any bus stop in Wokingham borough until 31 August: ask the driver for a ticket. How it works and what's excluded.
Trains
Wokingham Christmas Trains 2026: Paddington Shut 27 Dec
No trains on Christmas Day, no Paddington trains from Reading 27 December to 3 January, and last buses around 8pm on Christmas Eve. Day by day for Wokingham.