Government launches new Road Safety Strategy with emphasis on safe infrastructure and preventing accidents
Ensuring road infrastructure is safe is one of the key themes to come from the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy launched today. The Department for Transport has said it will publish a new edition of the best practice guidance ‘for local authorities Setting Local Speed Limits’ and also update separate guidance on the use of […]
Electric car discounts “unsustainable”, says SMMT CEO
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned that industry discounts for electric vehicles are “unsustainable”, as the number of new cars registered in the UK exceeded two million last year for the first time since the pandemic. Nearly 500,000 of those new cars sold were electric. SMMT chief executive, Mike Hawes, welcomed […]
First new road opens on the A417 Missing Link
Drivers using the A417 Missing Link will soon start to see real progress, including the huge milestone of using the very first stretch of new road from February. Following the installation of seven new structures and laying fresh tarmac last year, road users will start to see the benefits of work as vehicles switch over […]
Yunex Traffic to enhance bus priority in Midlothian
Yunex Traffic has been awarded a contract by Midlothian Council to install and commission a new hosted UTC-UX solution and to implement MOVA capability at 15 strategic sites across the region. The new solution will include bus priority functionality at these key junctions, making bus travel more reliable, more efficient andmore attractive, to encourage road […]
A9 funding announcement due this month, amid concerns over new deadline
The Scottish Government is once again under pressure over the A9 just two years on from the announcement of the new dualling deadline of 2035 – with funding at the heart of the issue. Transport Scotland has confirmed the government will make an announcement about funding for the delayed Inverness-Perth dualling programme during the Budget on 13 […]
100,000 car journeys taken off East Dunbartonshire roads thanks to Betterpoint app
An app has managed to take nearly 100,000 car journeys off the road in East Dunbartonshire. The BetterPoints app has encouraged users to swap car journeys for more sustainable options since May 2024 through the BetterPoints East Dunbartonshire challenge, says the Glasgow Times. Launched in partnership with East Dunbartonshire Council and funded by Transport Scotland’s Active Travel […]
BMW’s generative in-vehicle AI marks milestone in voice interaction
The BMW Group is poised to set a new milestone in how people communicate with their vehicles. It is the first car manufacturer to add the Amazon Alexa+ AI assistant to its vehicles. The new BMW iX3, on show at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, will be the first model to feature a BMW Intelligent […]
Transport operators warn of Oxford Street pedestrianisation chaos
Transport operators fear that Transport for London’s detailed proposal to pedestrianise a major section of Oxford Street could cause major problems for taxi and private hire operators working in the centre of the capital. The plan envisages closing off the stretch between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street. Under the plan, taxis, private hire vehicles, […]
Guernsey ‘still considering’ vehicle travel distance tax
The Government of Guernsey’s is still considering whether to introduce distance charging for motorists as part of wider tax reforms. The BBC reports that work on setting up a trial scheme was stalled because of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit, and had been “overtaken” by other priorities. In 2023, the States asked for more investigation […]
MP vows to close ‘most dangerous’ A1 crossing points after crashes
An MP has vowed to close more “dangerous crossings” on the A1. Alicia Kearns, the Conservative MP for Rutland and Stamford, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service she is working with National Highways for more of the central reservations to be closed at Great Ponton to reduce the number of accidents there. Mrs Kearns spoke about her priorities for […]