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M25 closure: Traffic disruption nowhere near as bad as everyone feared

Published 18 March 2024
By Matt Robinson
First stage to widen the A3/M25 interchange a success, as motorists heed National Highways’ advice and traffic levels drop more than 50 per cent.
M25 roadworks junction 10

M25 total closure: drivers told to expect delays

Widening of A3/ M25 interchange and installation of wildlife bridge means the M25 is closed completely, for the first time ever, this weekend.
Published 11 March 2024
M25 protests

Arrests following M25 protests

Police arrested dozens of protesters yesterday, September 13, following a Monday-morning demonstration that blocked several major junctions.
Published 14 September 2021
Lorry driver caught eating lasagne with knife and fork on motorway

Lorry driver caught eating lasagne on motorway

A lorry driver who ate lasagne with a knife and fork on a motorway has been caught as part of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) aided police crackdown.
Published 24 May 2021
Lorry driver killed father of two after placing bets at the wheel

Lorry driver killed man after placing bet on phone

A lorry driver has been jailed for seven years after killing a father of two by crashing into their car moments after placing a bet.
Published 11 May 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
Experts link £25m rise in statutory vehicle recovery to smart motorways

Drivers foot £25m bill for smart motorway recovery

A 33% rise in cars recovered under "statutory removal" powers over the last five years has been linked to smart motorways by experts.
Published 07 October 2020
Government to announce seven new smart motorways

Government to announce seven new smart motorways

Seven more controversial smart motorways will be announced today as the government reveals a specialist unit to accelerate road upgrades.
Published 21 August 2020

Video: Teen driver causes highway crash

A teenage driver in Oklahoma found out the hard way how not to join a fast-moving highway from a slip road.
Published 16 May 2019
Nearly one-in-three drivers miss their junction because of obscured road signs

Obscured signs cause a third to miss motorway exit

Nearly one-in-three drivers say they've missed a motorway exit because they couldn't clearly see the junction number sign.
Published 30 April 2019
Watch police stop drunk motorist driving wrong way down motorway

Police stop drunk driver doing wrong way on M4

Thames Valley Police have released CCTV footage showing how they brought a drunk driver, travelling against traffic on the wrong side of the M4.
Published 20 December 2018

M40 motorway closed by huge lorry blaze

A huge fire caused by a fatal crash involving three lorries brought all traffic to a halt on a stretch of the M40 motorway this morning.
Published 28 September 2018
Pick-up truck slides into McLaren 720S supercar in Thailand

Video: Pick-up crashes into McLaren supercar

A McLaren driver had to have his supercar towed away, after a pick-up truck drove into the back of the 200mph+ two-seater.
Published 22 August 2018