Reducing GP cars, incorporating school bus services and revamping the taxi industry are at the top of the list for Shadow Transport Minister Bob Richards.

Sen. Richards explained the UBP's platform for transport and said one of the things the party would do to eliminate traffic was to cut down the amount and use of GP cars.

"We think that leadership is required here and its no good asking, no matter what you do with traffic, it's going to be an inconvenience to people.

"It wouldn't show good leadership to ask people to be inconvenienced and the Government, namely ministers, don't share the inconvenience."

He said they would start with Government ministers and civil servants because most of them own their own cars. Another option would be having a fuel allowance or sharing the cars.

Another option to reduce traffic would be to incorporate school buses so that parents would not have to take their children to school. He said another option to help reduce traffic would be to build residential units in Hamilton so people can walk to work.

When it comes to taxi drivers and GPS, Sen. Richards said: "Our stance on GPS has always been to let the market decide. Shoving it down people's throat only provides resistance and complaint. A whole lot of taxi drivers don't turn them on. Let those who want to use it, use it if it provides them with extra money and business."

Sen. Richards also spoke about implementing a taxi commission to make the industry economically viable.

Other promises include creating a new schedule for compensation, increasing penalties for assaults on public carriage operators, reduce duty on fuel for taxis and more.

For public transportation, the UBP would provide free bus and ferry service for students, expand dedicated school bus services, increase the number and frequency of buses during peak hour and increase the number of routes, he said.

For private vehicles, Sen. Richards said the new electronic stickers on vehicles was "completely bogus" because the information is already in the Government database. The UBP would also re-implement tougher vehicle size restrictions for private cars including GP cars and enforce car registration requirements through proper monitoring of assessment numbers.