DfT announces new government funded roads policing team to combat illegal licence plates

A new nationwide crackdown on illegal number plates will target drivers who dodge fines and organised crime gangs as the Department for Transport funds a new roads policing team. The National Roads Policing Coordination Centre (NRPCC) will bring together police forces from around England to share intelligence, improve collaboration and make better use of data. […]

Westminster’s bid to delay pedestrianisation of Oxford Street rejected

Westminster City Council made a last-ditch attempt to delay Sadiq Khan’s plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street, but the Government has rejected the intervention, clearing the way for the scheme to proceed next month. The council wrote to ministers last week urging them to require Transport for London (TfL) to carry out a full environmental impact […]

Paua and Zaptec partner to deliver complete EV fleet charging solution

Paua, the EV charging payment platform for businesses, has announced a strategic partnership with Zaptec, Europe’s largest AC EV charging manufacturer, to provide fleet operators with a fully connected EV charging ecosystem spanning home, workplace, depot and public charging. The partnership brings together Paua’s market-leading charge card, payment and reimbursement platform with Zaptec’s intelligent charging […]

Business Secretary announces company paperwork reforms

Construction companies are to be spared excessive paperwork under reforms to corporate reporting rules launched by the government. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is vowing to slash “nonsensical” rules which see firms of all sizes forced to produce reams of paperwork for company reports and accounts, says Construction Enquirer. He said: “No-one goes into business to […]

BCP Council says it is ‘powerless’ to stop roadworks likely to cause delays

BCP Council (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) says it is powerless to stop roadworks taking place, even if they are likely to cause major delays. Under current legislation, BCP Council cannot refuse roadworks permit applications from utility companies simply because the works would cause delays, says the Bournemouth Echo. BCP councillor Andy Hadley said: “Roadworks are […]

TfL freezes Croydon’s £2 million cycle lane funding

Transport for London has frozen over £2 million in local transport funding for Croydon after discovering on social media that the council had removed safety wands used to separate cyclists and motorists along a controversial cycle lane, reports The Standard. “Boroughs cannot use public funding to deliver a scheme and then unlawfully decide to remove it,” said […]

Mid-September phased opening confirmed for M27 J10 improvement scheme

The new M27 Junction 10 scheme in Hampshire will soon be open to traffic. From Monday 14 September 2026, the upgraded ‘all moves’ junction 10 will open ahead of schedule in phases, starting with the new westbound off-slip, the motorway underpass and four new roundabouts. The new eastbound on-slip and westbound on-slip are expected to […]

A48: Improvements planned for one of Carmarthenshire’s busiest roads

One of west Wales’ busiest roads faces a series of alterations to improve safety and traffic flow. Under plans being consulted on for the A48 between Cross Hands and Pensarn, Carmarthen, short sections of central reservation would be blocked off, right turns at junctions would stop and U-turns at the same junctions would also be […]

North Carolina using live dashcam footage to complement fixed cameras

Iteris and Vizzion have announced that North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is leveraging the US’s first state-wide deployment of ClearGuide® Dash Cam Imagery informed by Vizzion’s Drives service. ClearGuide® mobility analytics platform provides transportation agencies with real-time tools for traffic operations and now integrates real-time and historical on-vehicle imagery directly into traffic management workflows for […]

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