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Smart motorway safety tech only installed on 37 miles of network

Safety tech only on 37 miles of smart motorway

A system designed to make smart motorways safer has only been installed on 37 miles of the network since it was announced in March 2020.
Published 20 January 2021
Coroner calls for review of smart motorways after M1 deaths

Coroner calls for review of smart motorways

A coroner has called for a review of smart motorways after two men died on a stretch of the M1 near Sheffield without a hard shoulder.
Published 19 January 2021
Learner drivers struggle to book tests amid backlog

DVSA dismisses driving test petition

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has told Driving.co.uk that allowing driving instructors to pass learners would "not be lawful".
Published 19 January 2021
Brits will escape some speeding fines in the EU due to Brexit

British drivers may escape EU speeding fines

British drivers may evade some speeding fines incurred in EU countries following Brexit, after a European Union directive requiring the cross-bor
Published 14 January 2021
JCB unveils machine that fixes potholes in 8 minutes

JCB unveils machine that fixes potholes in 8 mins

Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has revealed a machine that can fill in potholes in just eight minutes
Published 11 January 2021
Experts worry of inflated petrol prices over lockdown

Supermarkets accused of inflating petrol prices

Experts are worried that petrol retailers will overcharge drivers for petrol during the third coronavirus lockdown.
Published 06 January 2021
Lorry drivers stuck at border will be given access to France upon negative coronavirus test

Deal struck with France to allow freight to resume

The chief of the Road Haulage Association has praised the Transport Secretary after a deal was struck allowing essential travel to France.
Published 23 December 2020

Vans falling well behind cars on safety

New research has found that the safety of light commercial vehicles such as vans lags significantly behind that of passenger vehicles.
Published 17 December 2020
Car Clinic: Can additives reduce the pollution from a diesel car?

Air pollution contributed to schoolgirl death

A coroner has ruled that air pollution made a "material contribution" to the 2013 death of nine-year old Ella Kissi-Debrah, in a landmark ruling.
Published 16 December 2020
Air pollution now higher than pre-covid levels

Air pollution levels now higher than pre-Covid

A new report has found that air pollution now exceeds pre-pandemic levels in many UK cities, after levels dropped 38% during the first lockdown.
Published 10 December 2020
New Green number plates for electric cars in UK

Green plates may influence one in five to buy a EV

Those who buy electric cars from today (December 8) will be eligible for a green-accented number plate that affords the driver on-road benefits.
Published 08 December 2020
Britain's first electric forecourt opens in Essex

Britain's first electric car charging forecourt

Britain's first electric car charging forecourt has opened in Braintree, Essex, with the capability to charge 36 plug-in cars at the same time. 
Published 07 December 2020