Media enquiries

Contact information for the Department for Transport media office.


The Department for Transport press office deals with enquiries from the media only.

For any media queries, call: 0300 7777 878

For any out-of-hours media queries, call: 0300 7777 878

If you are not a member of the media, call: 0300 330 3000

Newsdesk media officers: 0300 7777878

Chief media officer: Holly Manj

Senior media officer: Hayley Allen
Telephone: 07812 483 896

Media officer: Christy O’Brien
Telephone: 07977 695 939

Media officer: Jake McKee-Cagney
Telephone: 07977 695 957

Media officer: Jasmine Rai
Telephone: 07977 696 635

Media officer: Katie Scotcher
Telephone: 07812 686 268

Media officer: Kelsey Rettino
Telephone: 07812 686 242

Aviation and maritime

Chief media officer: Chris Le Marquand

Senior media officer: Maggie Sheldon
Telephone: 07971 145 137

Media officer: Georgia McShane
Telephone: 07977 695 908

Media officer: Lilly Cato
Telephone: 07815 453 204

Roads, local transport and technology

Chief media officer: James Cox

Senior media officer: Polly Nicholl
Telephone: 07815 453 276

Media officer: Laura Choate
Telephone: 07890 968 814

Media officer: Marco Barbato
Telephone: 07814 068 145

Media officer: Simrah Basit
Telephone: 07890 968 859

Media officer: Tom Wrath
Telephone: 07977 694740

Rail, HS2 and major projects

Chief media officer: Harry Harper

Passenger rail

Senior media officer: Euan Holmes
Telephone: 07977 361 951

Media officer: Jennie Ritchie
Telephone: 07890 968 230

Major projects, HS2 and rail infrastructure

Senior media officer: Esther Uthayakumar
Telephone: 07815 453 198

Senior media officer: Laura Wilson
Telephone: 07977 285 263

Media officer: Jake Alexander
Telephone: 07977 695 958