New data shows over 350,000 drivers caught running red lights since 2023
More than 350,000 red-light offences were recorded across Britain between 2023 and 2025, equivalent to one offence every four-and-a-half minutes, new data from online used car retailer Cinch has suggested. The company’s Freedom of Information data shows that 351,244 offences for failing to comply with a red traffic light were recorded by 26 police forces […]
Hampshire’s £15 million road improvement programme gets under way
More miles of Hampshire’s roads will be strengthened and repaired this summer, following a £15 million investment in highway maintenance by the County Council. The funding will be used for planned maintenance and reactive repairs during the summer period to address the significant deterioration over the winter as a result of the adverse weather the […]
Ministers told that TfL must take ‘full control’ of robotaxis
Ministers must hand over full control of driverless taxi trials to Transport for London (TfL), a senior London Assembly Member has said. Last year the Department for Transport (DfT) said it would fast-track the testing of “small scale ‘taxi and bus-like’ services without a safety driver” in 2026 before a wider potential rollout in 2027. […]
Safer roads and faster loads: MP joins with Logistics UK to call for dualling of A75
John Cooper, MP for Dumfries and Galloway has joined forces with Logistics UK to call for the A75 in southwest Scotland to become a dual carriageway to improve connectivity between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, drive regional economic growth and improve road safety, says Motor Transport. The call was made at a meeting held to discuss […]
Oxford: Botley Road reopening could be delayed to mid-October
Network Rail has issued an update regarding the reopening of the Botley Road in Oxford. The road was shut at the rail bridge in April 2023 for work linked to a major upgrade of Oxford rail station, and was due to reopen on 31 August, says the Oxford Mail. Last week it was announced that […]
Gatwick to be the first UK airport to offer robot parking service
London Gatwick is set to launch the first robotic airport parking service in the UK in August. The service, made in partnership with specialists Stanley Robotics, will allow passengers to drive their cars into a dedicated drop-off area at the airport’s South Terminal, whereby robots lift the car by its tyres and park it in a secure […]
UC San Diego researchers discover 2 million cars fitted with anti-theft systems are at higher risk of being stolen
At least 2.2 million cars on the road today are vulnerable to an attack that allows thieves to lock and unlock doors and immobilise vehicle engines remotely via a Bluetooth connection, computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have found. Attackers can get access to cars from as far as five yards away. […]
New Active Travel hub plans are ‘box-ticking exercise’, say King’s Lynn councillors
The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has deferred plans for a new travel hub after councillors questioned its purpose and called it a “tick-box exercise”. The council had originally been recommended to approve a 236-space car park on the southern edge of the town, as part of a £4.1m scheme to improve […]
Councillors warn closing M4 junctions would be “catastrophic” for Newport
Closing down M4 junctions around Newport, Gwent, would be “catastrophic” and “shift the problem” of motorway traffic onto the city’s roads, councillors have warned. There was nearly unanimous support for “proactive” opposition to any junction closures as the new Welsh Government reconsiders ways to fix M4 congestion, says News.Wales. To date, the government has not […]
Women in Bus and Coach unveils blue plaque honouring founder Louise Cheeseman OBE
Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has unveiled a commemorative blue plaque in honour of its founder and transport industry leader Louise Cheeseman OBE (pictured, second right) at Hull Paragon Interchange. The plaque recognises Louise’s outstanding contribution to the UK’s transport sector and celebrates a career that has seen her become one of the industry’s […]