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Smart motorway roadworks speed limit to increase from 50mph to 60mph

Motorway works speed limit to increase to 60mph

The speed limit through smart motorway roadworks will be increased from 50mph to 60mph as part of a number of updates planned by Highways England
Published 08 April 2019
Motorists to be paid up to £3,000 to give up cars

Motorists to be paid up to £3,000 to give up cars

Private vehicle owners in Coventry will be given as much as £3,000 in exchange for surrendering their car and switching to public transport.
Published 25 March 2019

Electric scooters could soon be road legal in UK

Road legal electric micro-scooters are one part of a new plan to keep Britain "at the heart of the next mobility revolution".
Published 22 March 2019
New regulations put an end to rogue parking fines

New regulations put an end to rogue parking fines

The days of extortionate parking fines on private land could be a thing of the past after a government clampdown on rogue car park owners.
Published 22 March 2019

Basildon cuts speed to improve air quality

Basildon Council is seeking to restrict a five-mile stretch of the A127 to 50mph, to help bring local air quality levels to within legal limits.
Published 19 March 2019
Pothole damage doubles in a decade, according to RAC

Government to clamp down on bodged roadworks

Road repairers could be held more accountable for shoddy road repairs under plans put forward by the Department for Transport (DfT).
Published 11 March 2019

Bring on long-range speed cameras, say motorists

The majority of motorists are in favour of the police adopting long-range speed cameras, a new survey has found. 
Published 01 March 2019
Not fare: how Uber drivers gang up to exploit passengers

Taxi drivers fight London congestion charge plans

London's private hire taxi drivers, including those who drive Uber cabs, are launching legal action against the Mayor on the grounds of racial...
Published 01 March 2019
One in five drivers hasn't read Highway Code in a decade

One in five hasn't read Highway Code in 10 years

A large number of British motorists have admitted they haven't brushed up on their Highway Code knowledge for at least a decade.
Published 18 February 2019
UK Government commits £23m to pothole prevention

UK Government commits £23m to pothole prevention

The Department for Transport will invest £23m in research and trial initiatives at aim to prevent potholes from forming in UK roads.
Published 04 February 2019

Take cycle training for car insurance discount

UK motorists could earn themselves a car insurance discount by taking a cycle awareness course, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said.
Published 25 November 2018
Autonomous cars could be allowed to break the speed limit

Autonomous cars could be allowed to speed

The Law Commission is investigating whether future laws should allow self-driving cars to break the speed limit under certain circumstances.
Published 09 November 2018