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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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By SWVaux Staff, 2 weeks13/03/2023 ago
M4, Junction 41
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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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By SWVaux Staff, 1 month20/02/2023 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 1 month19/02/2023 ago
Motoring

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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 2 months15/01/2023 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 3 months22/12/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 3 months19/12/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 3 months15/12/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 3 months13/12/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 4 months12/12/2022 ago
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Motorists urged to be careful as cold snap hits parts of UK

Motorists could face treacherous conditions on the roads as an Arctic blast hits the UK, with temperatures set to plummet to “as low as minus 10C overnight in isolated spots by the end of the week”.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 4 months08/12/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 4 months16/11/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 4 months15/11/2022 ago
Motoring

One in five drivers sees the importance of winter tyres – survey

Just one in five motorists thinks that it is important to switch to winter tyres, a new survey has found.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 4 months14/11/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 5 months11/11/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 5 months26/10/2022 ago
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Noise camera deployed to catch rowdy drivers

A noise-detecting traffic camera is being trialled to catch so-called boy racers.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 5 months18/10/2022 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 6 months29/09/2022 ago
Motoring

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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By SWVaux Staff, 7 months07/09/2022 ago
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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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By SWVaux Staff, 7 months24/08/2022 ago
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Amber traffic warning issued as widespread delays expected

Drivers are being warned to expect severe congestion, with the AA issuing its first “amber traffic warning” for Friday and Saturday.

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By SWVaux Staff, 8 months29/07/2022 ago

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