Road Emulsion Association releases communications guide to help local councillors explain preventative road maintenance to residents
Preventative road maintenance plays a vital role in keeping communities safe and connected. It is also more cost-effective than simply relying on a reactive maintenance strategy. However, explaining its value to residents isn’t always straightforward. When a road appears to be in good condition, it can be puzzling to see it undergoing treatment, and without […]
Cambridgeshire Local Highways Improvement scheme receives record levels of funding
Councillors in Cambridgeshire will be asked to approve 120 projects, which enable communities to make highway improvements across the county at the Highways and Transport Committee on Tuesday 14 October. The Local Highways Improvement (LHI) programme has been boosted by an additional £850,000 of funding agreed earlier this year, bringing the total investment for the […]
Belfast: Christmas roadworks embargo brought forward
The Christmas roadworks embargo is set to be brought forward by two weeks in Belfast city centre in order to keep traffic moving. Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins said it will cover all non-essential roadworks on key arterial routes from November 10 to 2 January 2026, says the Gazette & Herald. She said the move will […]
Urgent action demanded to save London’s black cabs
TfL and the Government must take ‘radical’ action on private hire licensing to combat the “steep decline” in the amount of taxi drivers operating in London, the London Assembly Transport Committee has said. Elly Baker, the Labour Assembly Member who chairs the group, said the “advent of app-based operators” – such as Uber, Bolt and […]
Europe set to becomes the new battleground for Chinese autonomous vehicles
After being blocked en masse from the US market due to national-security concerns, Chinese self-driving technology companies are accelerating their expansion into Europe. Companies such as QCraft, Momenta, DeepRoute.ai, WeRide, Baidu, and Pony.ai are establishing European headquarters, signing data-sharing deals, and testing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) across the continent. Modern Diplomacy reports that in China […]
‘Cross pavement’ electric vehicle charging approved across Northern Ireland
Today there is welcome news for the estimated 500,000 people in Northern Ireland who do not have a driveway – they can now apply for a cross-pavement home EV charging channel via a simple online form. Cross-pavement charging channels make a big difference to EV adoption because they mean residents can safely charge from their […]
ITS UK takes Transport Tech Showcase to Conservative Party Conference
ITS UK joined leading innovators at this special Conservative Party Conference 2025 reception as the industry showcased the latest technology delivering improvements across all modes of transport. As the UK strives to build an integrated, seamless transport network, the showcase, held at KPMG’s Manchester facilities, demonstrated how technology is already unlocking new opportunities for greener, […]
Record number of young Welsh people sign-up for cheaper bus fares
A record number of young people are taking full advantage of the new £1 bus fare scheme by signing up for a free mytravelpass. The Welsh Government initiative, which is currently open for 16-21year olds, has seen a record number of young people apply for a MyTravel pass with Transport for Wales receiving more than […]
Modal shift? UK hands out £200m in free travel with no clear evidence that it reduces car reliance
A new travel benefit for older people has been launched in the UK. Free and concessionary local travel has been snapped up by one million people of working age and the benefit costs UK transport authorities more than £200 million a year. Concessions for individuals aged between 60 and the state pension age of 66 […]
Electric Vehicles: BYD UK sales increase by 880%
Chinese EV-maker BYD says the UK has become its biggest market outside China, after its sales there surged by 880% in September compared to a year earlier. The company says it sold 11,271 cars in the UK last month, with the plug-in hybrid version of its Seal U sports utility vehicle (SUV) accounting for the […]