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Inoperative smart motorway cameras mean motorists go unpunished for driving in closed lanes

British drivers want smart motorways scrapped

Nearly two thirds of drivers believe that variable hard shoulder use in so-called “smart” motorways should be scrapped, according to the RAC.
Published 15 September 2021
Mercedes Car-to-X tech

Mercedes connected tech warns drivers of potholes

Mercedes-Benz has developed a new connected car technology that alerts drivers to upcoming potholes or significant bumps in the road ahead.
Published 03 September 2021
Bridge strike

Lorry strike to bridge halts Cornwall train

Train services to and from Cornwall have been severely disrupted following an incident in which a Tesco lorry struck a bridge in Plymouth.
Published 01 September 2021
M6 Toll motorway booth driver POV

Blair think tank: Bring in pay-as-you-go roads

According to a new report released by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, a new system of road pricing needs to be introduced in the UK.
Published 31 August 2021

Magnetised concrete to charge EVs on move

Magment is a magnetised concrete developed by a German company that could be used to charge EVs as they drive.
Published 29 July 2021
UK traffic

Climate challenge to £27bn road plan rejected

The government takes another step towards £27bn roads investment after a High Court injunction by a climate group is rejected.
Published 27 July 2021
CMA: UK needs ten times more electric car charging points by 2030

Shortfall in UK charging network revealed

The UK needs to expand its electric vehicle charging network tenfold by 2030, according to new government research. 
Published 26 July 2021
UK roads melt during UK heatwave

Emergency works as UK roads melt in heatwave

Local councils perform emergency works as increasing temperatures cause some road surfaces to melt.
Published 20 July 2021
The government is being urged by leading road research experts to reduce the default national speed limit around towns from 30mph to 20mph in order to reduce road deaths and serious injuries.

Government urged to make 20mph default speed limit

One-third of UK roads now have 20mph limit, as urban areas seek to reduce limits to protect vulnerable road users.
Published 19 July 2021
UK traffic

UK's £27bn road-building plan hits legal logjam

Environmental objections hold up government’s road building plans and could lead to traffic chaos.
Published 16 July 2021
low-traffic zone cyclist

LTNs generate £14 million in fines over 12 months

Motorists being fined millions of pounds for inadvertently entering low-traffic neighbourhoods.
Published 12 July 2021
Revealed: the dangerous defects found on foreign and British lorries

Temporary changes to working hours for HGV drivers

Government move to temporarily extend the number of hours that HGV drivers can work is met with backlash from the industry.
Published 08 July 2021