SMMT: Tough year for UK automotive output but Industrial Strategy now key to recovery
UK vehicle production fell -15.5% in 2025, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Factories turned out a total of 764,715 units – 717,371 cars and 47,344 commercial vehicles, with output falling by -8.0% and -62.3% respectively. Volumes were constrained by a number of factors, including a […]
Road Safety Strategy: MPs to examine Government’s plans for reducing road deaths
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry that will examine the ambitions and potential effectiveness of the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy. Published earlier this month, the new strategy aims to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads. It is the first road safety strategy in over a decade and sets out the Government’s intended approach across four different themes: supporting […]
Kent County Council launches new WeRoam app to help Gravesend residents get active
Kent County Council (KCC) has launched WeRoam, a new free walking, wheeling and cycling app designed to help people in Gravesend build more movement into their everyday lives. Developed in partnership with behaviour change experts Active AI, the six-month long pilot aims to encourage residents aged 16+ to swap short car journeys for healthier, active […]
Dorset: New speed limits and cameras for A35
Work has commenced on a £1.8m scheme to reduce speed limits and install speed cameras along a 26-mile (42km) stretch of the A35 in west Dorset, according to the BBC. The section between Charmouth and Yellowham, east of Dorchester, which is mainly single carriageway, has suffered 199 collisions and three deaths over a five-year period, […]
National Highways to consider feasibility of temporary slip roads at J38 of the M6
A new proposal to change existing plans to partially close an M6 junction for four years is being considered by National Highways. The proposed plans to close junction 38’s northbound side near Penrith, Cumbria, for two years and the southbound section for the same amount of time received criticism from local residents and businesses, says the […]
Cycling UK urges government to rethink road safety approach four years on
Cycling UK, the country’s leading cycling charity, is calling on the government to reverse cuts and fund a new THINK!-style campaign, updated for today’s digital landscape to raise awareness of the 2022 changes to the Highway Code. The charity believes an awareness campaign is crucial to the government’s own ‘safe systems approach’ to road safety, […]
Staffordshire invests extra £15 million to tackle pothole backlog and improve local roads
An additional £15 million will be invested across the next two years to fix potholes across Staffordshire, after the County Council announced that it is investing in tackling its ‘pothole backlog’. This comprises lower-level potholes that don’t cause a serious safety issue, but still need repairing. The most serious potholes are repaired within 24 hours […]
Campaigners call for withdrawal of new floating bus stop guidance
Updated government guidance on the rollout of floating bus stops is “shambolic” and should be withdrawn, campaigners have said. The design, which has a cycle lane between the stop and the kerb, is intended to allow bus passengers to get on and off safely while cyclists continue moving, according to the BBC. Sarah Gayton, street […]
Kapsch TrafficCom unveils the next‑generation EcoTrafiX platform
Kapsch TrafficCom today announced the launch of its next‑generation EcoTrafiX Platform, a future‑ready mobility management solution designed to unify and modernize urban traffic operations for cities worldwide.The platform consolidates long‑standing Kapsch technologies – including connected vehicle, AI, andpredictive functionalities from different products – into a single integrated console that delivers advanced,scalable, and connected traffic management […]
Contractor chosen for delayed £14m Oxford active travel bridge
Oxford City Council has moved the long-delayed Oxpens River Bridge scheme forward after selecting Jacksons Civil Engineering Group as preferred contractor on the £14m project. According to Construction Enquirer, work is now expected to start on site this spring, with the bridge due to be craned into position in September and completion targeted for February […]