Review finds ’cause for concern’ in the growing gap between price of crude oil and wholesale price when it leaves refineries
A review of competition in the road fuel market has found cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refineries, and the wholesale price when it leaves refineries as petrol or diesel. The urgent review, requested by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng last month and sent to the […]
£15.5 million roads pledge already seeing results, according to Staffordshire County Council
Nearly 1,600 potholes and other defects have been fixed on Staffordshire’s roads in the past month, as the county council steps up its repair programme. Highways crews have been taking advantage of the good weather to fix reported defects, with 1,591 fixed in the last month alone. Last year, crews repaired more than 35,000 road […]
IPPR sets out vision for delivering a ‘fair and accessible’ net zero transport network
The Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) Fair Transition Unit has published a report outlining how to ensure a fair national transition to a net zero transport system The government needs to fine-tune its vision for improving the future of transport and should make the shift from cars to walking, cycling, and public transport more […]
American agency probing self-driving Cruise car crash in California
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced it has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise self-driving vehicle in California that resulted in minor injuries. Reuters reports the auto safety agency did not identify the specific crash, but a Cruise vehicle operating in driverless autonomous mode was involved in […]
Driverless start-up Argo cuts workforce
The driverless startup backed by Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen has laid off about 150 workers after “ramping up too quickly and finding itself overstaffed”. Argo AI has confirmed the layoffs from a global workforce that has grown to more than 2,000. “With incredible growth and progress made in our mission to deploy driverless vehicles, […]
Tyne Tunnel journey times and emissions “slashed” thanks to cashless tolling
Management at the Tyne Tunnel say a six-month review of changes to payment for crossings show both journey times and C02 emissions have been slashed. The tunnels switched to a cashless, booth free system in November 2021 and the Northumberland Gazette reports that the tunnel operator TT2 says the changes have had a positive impact […]
MP calls for all-options review of A27 bypass plans
The MP for Chichester has written to National Highways demanding an ‘all-options’ consultation on the A27 Chichester Bypass Scheme which would mean a northern bypass would be considered. The website Sussex World reports Gillian Keegan has written to National Highways chief executive Nick Harris saying ‘recent levels of engagement on this issue have been disappointing’ […]
