Suffolk: A12 has UK’s worst surface
The A12 has ranked as having the worst surface quality in the UK last year according to a survey. Transport Focus’ Strategic Roads User Survey for 2022/23 found that the A12, which stretches from Lowestoft in east Suffolk all the way to London, is considered to have the worst surface quality out of all major A roads and motorways […]
UK’s biggest infrastructure companies sign decarbonisation pledge
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and Minister for Industry and Economic Security Alan Mak have brought together leaders from across the construction industry to sign up to “Five Client Carbon Commitments” – pledges which will help the sector to achieve Net Zero. There is already a huge amount of work taking place across the construction […]
One in four company drivers “at risk from employers’ failures to protect them”
Driving for Better Business have created an interactive Driving for Work Policy Builder to help fleet-using companies better address their legal responsibilities. More than a quarter of UK firms recently surveyed*, whose employees drive for work, have no policy, and more than a quarter have not reviewed their policy in the past three years. Driving […]
Daventry’s ‘Pothole Banksie’ ends campaign
A woman who put up signs around a pothole-plagued town has said she is stepping back from the campaign. Daventry Banksie, who has remained anonymous, said she had achieved what she wanted because some road repairs had started, says the BBC. The campaign was featured in local and national media, including ITV News and Banksie […]
Cars will “slow down if drivers are speeding” under EU safety tech in new cars
Cars will vibrate, sound an audible warning or slow down if drivers are speeding under new mandatory safety technology which comes into effect this summer. From July 6, new vehicles sold in the European Union and Northern Ireland will be fitted with intelligent speed assistance (ISA) to prevent accidents. Although the UK has opted out, meaning it will not […]
Call for speed cameras after Derbyshire deaths
Residents have set up an action group to campaign for speed cameras on a road in Ashover, Derbyshire where four people were killed last year. Since a recent double fatal accident on the A632 between Matlock and Chesterfield, a parish council has been working to carry out speed monitoring. One sensor was triggered by a […]
INRIX and RAC predict “May-hem” for Bank Holiday travellers
More than 16m drivers are expected to hit the roads for the first bank holiday weekend in May with traffic well above pre-COVID levels, research from INRIX and the RAC shows. The study suggests getaway traffic will start building on Friday 3 May before peaking on Saturday 4 at 3.3m journeys. A further 2.3m and […]
Glasgow’s free public transport scheme still uncertain
Glasgow could soon become the latest European city to offer free public transport to its citizens. The pilot scheme would initially be tested out on 1,000 Glaswegians – but it’s far from coming to fruition as funding has yet to be allocated. The city is set to trial a pilot scheme which could see 1,000 […]
Islands Connectivity Plan: Transport Scotland plan to “manage decline”
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Council for the Western Isles) has delivered a scathing verdict on the Scottish Government’s Islands Connectivity Plan which charts a future course for ferry operations. In a response to consultation on the plan, the Comhairle repeatedly accuses Transport Scotland of reducing capacity on ferry routes rather than planning for future demand, […]
Dartford Crossing users fined after ‘accounts closed’
Drivers are reportedly being fined for using the Dartford Crossing after their accounts were “closed without their knowledge”. Dart Charge customers gave automatic payments taken out of their accounts to cover the £2.50 fee to use the QEII bridge or the tunnel. Kent Online has reported that drivers have received fines for several journeys spanning […]