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Urgent need for pay-per-mile road pricing, MPs say

Published 04 February 2022
By David Mullen
The UK must urgently introduce pay-per-mile road pricing to make up the £35bn budget shortfall created by the switch to electric cars, MPs say.
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
Return of hard shoulder to motorways would endanger drivers, says government minister

Return of hard shoulder 'risks 25 extra deaths'

Reinstalling hard shoulders on smart motorways may cause at least 25 extra road deaths per year, according to a government minister.
Published 01 July 2021
Government announces winners of £20m zero-emission vehicle competition

EV battery health checker shares £20m green grant

The winners of a government-funded £20m zero-emission vehicle competition have been announced.
Published 17 June 2021
Electric car charging point parking bays

Electric charge points to undergo "iconic" revamp

The UK's network of electric car charging points is to be redesigned to give them an "iconic" look akin to that of red postboxes.
Published 07 June 2021
Decision on e-scooter legality could take up to a year

Decision on e-scooter legality could take a year

The government has been accused of failing to properly regulate the use of electric scooters.
Published 04 May 2021
“Self-driving” cars could be legalised on UK roads later this year

“Self-driving” cars allowed on UK roads this year

"Self-driving” cars could be allowed on the UK’s roads later this year, the Department of Transport (DfT) has announced.
Published 28 April 2021
No new smart motorways to open without stopped vehicle detection system installed

All new smart motorways must have stopped car tech

Every new section of smart motorway designated as "all-lane running" (ALR) must include technology that can automatically spot broken down cars.
Published 21 April 2021
All the cars still eligible for the government's plug-in grant

These are the electric cars eligible for UK grant

Last week, the government announced that it would be reducing the scope of its plug-in car grant (PiCG).
Published 08 April 2021
Government faces legal action over safety of smart motorways

Government faces legal action over smart motorways

A law firm has threatened legal action against the government unless "all lanes running" (ALR) smart motorways are abandoned.
Published 06 April 2021
Inoperative smart motorway cameras mean motorists go unpunished for driving in closed lanes

Drivers in closed motorway lanes go unpunished

Motorists are escaping punishment for committing traffic offences on smart motorways due to a lack of working enforcement cameras.
Published 03 March 2021
Government told current drink-driving laws are "no longer adequate"

Drink-driving laws "no longer adequate"

A report funded by the Department for Transport has found that the drink-driving limit should be lowered by more than a third.
Published 25 January 2021
Half of £75m fund to lower motorway pollution has gone unspent

Half of motorway anti-pollution fund goes unspent

Almost half of a £75m fund intended to bring down the levels of pollution on the UK’s motorways has gone unspent, an official review has found.
Published 22 July 2020