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BBC News image of the proposed Stonehenge tunnel.

Stonehenge A303 tunnel plan scrapped

Published 31 July 2024
By Matt Robinson
The £1.7 billion scheme to build a two-mile tunnel on the A303 to bypass Stonehenge has been canned by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
M25 roadworks junction 10

M25 total closure: drivers told to expect delays

Widening of A3/ M25 interchange and installation of wildlife bridge means the M25 is closed completely, for the first time ever, this weekend.
Published 11 March 2024
Half of primary school parents concerned over zig-zag parking

School parents concerned by zig-zag parking

Drivers across the UK are regularly parking illegally on yellow zig-zag lines outside schools during the school run, and parents are concerned.
Published 06 February 2024
Osprey Charging rapid chargers network

Charging point rollout to be accelerated

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced new proposals that it says could speed up the rollout of electric vehicle charging points.
Published 05 February 2024
Metropolitan Police car

Careless driving penalties jump 600 per cent

Home Office Data shows that 42,700 motorists were punished for careless driving offences in 2022, compared to just 6,300 in 2012.
Published 01 February 2024
EU will not achieve electric car charging targets at current rate, auditor warns

Record rollout of EV chargers

Figures suggest a 45-per-cent increase in charge points in the UK last year, but government targets for motorway charging points were missed.
Published 08 January 2024
Ulez sign

Ulez challenge cost Surrey Council £140k

The Surrey local authority has to pay back a six-figure sum after the challenge, including a £100,000 payment to Transport for London.
Published 18 October 2023
Mark Harper, transport secretary

Government plans to end 'anti-car' measures

Transport secretary Mark Harper pledges to make driving “as straightforward, smooth, fair, environmentally responsible and safe as possible.”
Published 03 October 2023
Not wearing a seatbelt could bring three penalty points

AA calls for campaign to encourage seatbelt use

The head of the AA has called for a 'concerted and targeted' education campaign to get drivers in Great Britain to wear their seatbelts.
Published 28 September 2023
20mph sign in Wales

20mph limits: do they save lives?

Wales has shifted to new 20mph limits in the vast majority of its urban areas. Will this save lives?
Published 18 September 2023
Vauxhall aims to help local authorities provide on-street charging with information and funding

Vauxhall to boost electric car on-street charging

Vauxhall is working to help give councils “a better understanding” of the need for on-street charging in the UK.
Published 15 August 2023
ULEZ proposed expansion

ULEZ expansion approved by High Court

The High Court has ruled that the expanded ULEZ can go ahead, coming into effect from August 29.
Published 28 July 2023
Petrol and diesel should be phased out by 2035 "at the latest", advisers argues

Gove: 2030 ban on new petrol cars 'immovable'

Conflicting statements from Conservative sources have raised questions about the forthcoming legislation.
Published 25 July 2023