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Autonomous cars could be allowed to break the speed limit

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

Govt invests £10m in digital street mapping

The Department for Transport will spend £10m on a new real-time navigation system — though the setup likely won't be ready before 2020.
Published 06 September 2018
Government reveals plans to spend £500k training instructors to teach cycling safety to learners

Government plans to spend £500k on cycle safety

The Department for Transport has unveiled plans to spend £500,000 training driving instructors to incorporate cycling safety into their lessons.
Published 02 July 2018
It will be legal to park your car by remote control on UK roads from June

Parking your car by remote control to be legal

New laws will allow drivers to use their car's key fob or smartphone app to remotely park their vehicle on British roads.
Published 17 May 2018
Compulsory helmets and hi-vis vests under review for all cyclists on British roads

Compulsory helmets under review for cyclists

Cyclists could be made to wear helmets and high-visibility vests for the first time in a review of bike safety.
Published 01 December 2017