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Reward traffic lights in France turn red for speeders

Reward traffic lightsturn red for speeders

Councils in France are turning from stick to carrot in their attempts to get drivers to slow down through towns an villages.
Published 10 April 2023
Transport Committee launches e-scooter enquiry

Paris votes to ban e-scooters — is London next?

After Paris votes to ban electric scooters, UK road safety charity says the vehicles are “similarly unpopular” in Britain.
Published 04 April 2023
Inoperative smart motorway cameras mean motorists go unpunished for driving in closed lanes

Smart motorways go offline for two hours

Two safety-critical systems for the control of smart motorways failed for two hours this morning.
Published 22 February 2023
Supermarkets confirm petrol price cuts as wholesale fuel values fall

Fuel price transparency could end inflated costs

British motorists could soon be shown national average fuel prices at every petrol station.
Published 06 February 2023
BHS urges motorists to slow down and give horses space

Horse deaths rise despite Highway Code changes

Deaths and injuries among horses and riders on British roads are continuing to rise, says the British Horse Society (BHS).
Published 30 January 2023
9 in 10 drivers affected by potholes last year

Pothole crisis to worsen

Budget cuts, freezing weather and sanctions on Russia are among the factors contributing to the ongoing pothole crisis in the UK.
Published 23 January 2023
Rishi Sunak

PM could face fine for no seatbelt

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, could be facing a £100 fine having been filmed in the back of a moving vehicle without wearing his seatbelt.
Published 20 January 2023
Insulate Britain protestors could be jailed for future M25 protests after new court injunction

Police to get new powers over road block protests

The government is expected to add an amendment to the Public Order Bill that would give police the power to curb protests that cause disruption.
Published 10 January 2023
Ferdinand Porsche stood near an early 356

Porsche Street renamed due to Nazi links

The Austrian city of Linz has announced that it is to rename a street honouring the car-designer Ferdinand Porsche.
Published 16 December 2022
Giovanna Drago claims she broke her knee when a pothole made her fall off her new e-scooter.

Illegal e-scooter rider sues council over fall

A woman injured while illegally riding an e-scooter is suing Barnet council in London for £30,000 in a case that could have major implications.
Published 02 December 2022
ULEZ expansion

ULEZ extended to cover all London boroughs

Hundreds of thousands of drivers face a £12.50 daily charge for driving in London from August next year after the ULEZ is expanded.
Published 25 November 2022
Jeremy Hunt autumn statement 2022

Electric cars owners will pay 'road tax'

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has presented his Autumn Statement and confirmed that electric car owners will pay VED from 2025.
Published 17 November 2022