Drivers could be charged to use Wales’ trunk roads under landmark climate change legislation.
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Success for national pothole campaign as Chancellor announces £200m funding to improve Britain’s roads
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a new £200m funding scheme to help tackle the plague of potholes on roads across Britain.
Started by the Daily Mail, the campaign to help improve Britain’s roads will see more than four million potholes filled in.
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Welsh government cancels all major road building projects over fears of more cars and emissions
The Welsh Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters has announced that the country has axed all major road building projects to ‘reduce carbon emissions’ and help in the switch to the way people use the road networks.
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Self-driving cars could make traffic lights obsolete in 20 years
Traffic lights could become obsolete in 20 years, an engineer supporting a groundbreaking self-driving cars trial said.
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Drivers warned that potholes will ‘start peppering the roads’
Drivers are being warned to expect a surge in potholes due to the large amount of rain that fell either side of December’s freezing temperatures.
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More than a third of drivers want smart motorways scrapped – survey
More than a third of UK drivers want the government to scrap smart motorways in 2023, a new survey has revealed.
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Drivers warned over long queues during ‘frantic’ Christmas getaway
Drivers are being warned to prepare for long queues as millions of people embark on journeys to spend Christmas with friends and family.
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Christmas getaway traffic to build throughout week as 20m journeys expected
UK drivers are embarking on an estimated 20 million car trips to see friends and family in the run-up to Christmas Day.
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Smart motorway safety targets missed
Smart motorway safety targets for detecting stranded vehicles are being missed, a regulator has found.
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Vehicle breakdowns hit record levels on freezing roads
Vehicle breakdowns reached record levels on Monday due to freezing conditions across the UK.
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Drivers warned over Christmas getaway traffic hotspots
Drivers are being warned to expect lengthy traffic jams on major routes in the run-up to Christmas.
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Benefits of smart motorways ‘wasted’ as drivers avoid extra lane – survey
Nearly half (49%) of drivers say they frequently or occasionally avoid using lane one on smart motorways without a hard shoulder, a new survey suggests.
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20mph speed limits have little impact on road safety
Cutting speed limits on urban roads to 20mph does not significantly improve safety, a new report suggests.
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AA attending an extra 225 pothole-related breakdowns each day in November
AA patrols have been attending an extra 225 pothole-related breakdowns each day during November.
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Majority of motorists believe local road conditions have worsened in the last year – survey
Six-in-10 drivers believe that the state of the local roads they used frequently is worse than a year ago, a new survey has found.
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Three-quarters of Brits would welcome noise cameras – survey
Three-quarters of British drivers would be happy for noise cameras to be fitted in their local area, a new survey has found.
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Britain’s worst motorway services revealed
A motorway services in West Yorkshire has been ranked the worst in Britain.
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Record proportion of fatal crash victims not wearing a seatbelt
The proportion of car occupants killed in crashes who were not wearing a seatbelt has reached the highest level on record, figures show.
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Cost-of-living crisis creating risk to road safety, warns Halfords boss
The boss of Halfords has warned that the cost-of-living crisis is creating “a risk to road safety” as drivers buy older cars and struggle with maintenance costs.
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Amber traffic warning for bank holiday getaway
An amber traffic warning has been issued for this weekend as an estimated 15 million bank holiday leisure trips are planned.
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