National Highways joins scheme to hire ex-offenders
National Highways has reportedly joined some of Britain’s biggest companies in recruiting ex-offenders under a government initiative to plug skills shortages. According to The Daily Telegraph, the government orgranisation will be part of a new system of “employment councils” designed to get thousands of offenders into jobs. Bosses from the companies, which include Greggs, Balfour […]
British drivers among most “AI-sceptic”, says report
British drivers are among the most sceptical in the world when it comes to having artificial intelligence (AI) in vehicles, according to research by Deloitte. The Global Automotive Consumer Study, surveying over 31,000 individuals across 30 countries, found that over a quarter (26%) of British drivers remain ‘unconvinced’ about the benefits of AI in cars. This […]
Drivers advised to plan journeys ahead of M4 closures
Drivers are being urged to plan their journeys and allow extra time to travel as capacity is set to be reduced on a section of the M4 in Berkshire and Wiltshire until early March. National Highways is carrying out essential resurfacing of the eastbound carriageway between junctions 14 and 15, near Membury services. To allow […]
Work begins on Motherwell’s active travel links
North Lanarkshire Council has commenced construction of active travel links across Motherwell town centre, beginning today, Monday 13 January, with improvements to the pedestrian and cycling route between Asda and the Civic Centre. This will involve widening and resurfacing paths, a new junction arrangement at Watsonville Park and Oakfield Road to create more space for pedestrians […]
Yunex Built reaches one-year milestone
Yunex Built, the sub-brand for Yunex Traffic’s range of contract manufacturing products and services, is celebrating 12 months of operation. Yunex Built operates from the company’s advanced, 10,000m2 manufacturing facility in Poole, where it specialises in the manufacture of PCBs (printed circuit boards), box build assembly services, and cable harnessing and management. Yunex Built provides a […]
Reading considering emissions-based parking charges
Higher polluting vehicles will be charged more to park in Reading under new proposals being considered by the Council as part of its ongoing drive to improve local air quality and the health of residents. The proposed charges for on-street parking and resident parking permits would vary depending on a vehicle’s emissions. A sliding scale […]
Plans to raise HGV speed limits in Scotland elicit huge response
A consultation into plans to increase the speed limit in Scotland for HGVs has already attracted nearly 9,000 responses – and there’s still two months left before it closes, reports Motor Transport. Transport Scotland is gathering opinions on increasing the limit for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageways from 40mph to 50mph and […]
Scottish Transport Secretary’s A9 dualling inquiry response “casts doubt on commitment and funding”
More than two months after a major inquiry reported its findings and 13 months on from issuing a new timetable for the dualling, Scottish Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has sought to offer assurance about transparency and certainty regarding the programme to transform the A9 into a dual carriageway. But having raised those issues, she was […]
New panel appointed to oversee UK private parking sector code
A newly established panel is set to oversee the UK’s private parking Sector Single Code of Practice (the Code). A key priority will be to urgently review the recent media case where a motorist was being taken to court after taking longer than 5 minutes to pay for parking, a case that has subsequently been […]
Cambridgeshire’s bus drivers frustrated that congestion is causing delays for passengers
Bus drivers in Cambridgeshire have made a plea for more to be done to relieve the traffic gridlock on the county’s roads, after seeing the difficulties and worry that delays cause passengers. Speaking after the Busway between St Ives and Cambridge was particularly impacted last Thursday evening, one Stagecoach East driver said: “I cannot tell […]
