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Poor state of local roads is motorists’ biggest concern this year
Motorists’ biggest concern in 2020 was the poor state of local roads, according to new research.
(more…)Motorists’ biggest concern in 2020 was the poor state of local roads, according to new research.
(more…)Less than half (48%) of UK motorists know the rules for using smart motorways, a new survey suggests.
The speed limit will be reduced to 60mph on four stretches of English motorway in an effort to reduce air pollution.
(more…)Holidaymakers planning to get away over the long weekend could be in for a slow journey as 18 million leisure journeys are expected between Friday and Monday.
(more…)Drivers should be reporting any road signs that are hidden or obscured, a leading road safety association has stated.
Drivers could face fines of £130 for minor offences as the Government considers handing local councils new powers to improve roads for cyclists and pedestrians.
No new smart motorways will be opened until a Government safety review is completed, the Transport Secretary has announced.
Highways England is to trial the use of automated vehicles to lay cones on major roads where maintenance or upgrades is taking place.
The number of vehicles damaged by potholes jumped at the of 2019, according to new data from the RAC.
(more…)Half of Britain’s drivers believe the country’s roads are in a worse state now than they were a year ago.
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The Department for Transport is pushing the Treasury to guarantee local road funding for several years at a time instead of annually.
The government is to review the safety of smart motorways, following an investigation by the Telegraph.
Lower speed limits in five poor air quality hotspots has reduced air pollution, says the Welsh government.
(more…)Drivers could be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis in the future as the Government looks to fill a £40 billion hole in motoring taxes.
Highway authorities could be saving millions and reducing CO2 emissions if they switched to warm mix asphalt on road construction and maintenance, MPs have said.
Councils are being bombarded with pothole complaints, with new figures revealing that local authorities receive one every 46 seconds.
(more…)The UK is now home to more than 42,000 individual speed bumps – an increase of 5% in the last three years, according to an exclusive Citroen investigation into traffic calming coverage.
MPs have called for a front-loaded, five-year funding settlement to tackle the ‘extreme state of disrepair of the English local road network’.
(more…)The RAC says there may have been an improvement in the state of the country’s roads over the past year after its roadside patrols were called out to fewer pothole-related breakdowns in the first quarter.
(more…)More than 11 million drivers were affected by potholes last year, with the resulting vehicle damage costing the country a staggering £1.2 billion. That’s according to a study by Kwik Fit.