Sustainability and road worker safety inform new SRL Highways UK product launches
At Highways this week SRL Traffic Systems is launching a range of solutions to help customers tackle the enduring issues of sustainability and road worker safety. A new portable traffic signal, designed to offer extended running times on small-scale, short-term works is accompanied by a fresh addition to SRL’s REMOS portfolio to protect site personnel. […]
Public ‘do not trust’ car manufacturers as new dieselgate case begins
Parents and campaign groups are calling for diesel cars across the industry to be investigated and recalled because of fears they are cheating diesel emissions tests as the biggest ever class action in the UK begins today. More than 1.8 million motorists are involved in the legal action – the biggest UK group claim ever. […]
Thurrock: Injunction will continue to prevent disruptive illegal protests
An injunction which prevents protestors from blocking roads and vehicles at key fuel terminals and filling stations in Thurrock has been extended until 2029. It names 26 protestors, who have previously been involved in disruptive protests in the borough. Under the terms of the injunction, the named protestors are prevented from blocking roads, stopping vehicles […]
More roadworks for Warwick as traffic management improvement project begins
Warwick is bracing itself for more roadworks as a major project to alter one of the main gateways into the town centre gets underway. Work is set to start today to improve the St John’s area and is due to be completed in March 2026, says Warwickshire World. The St John’s project is part of a […]
State of Hawaii looking to crowdsource road safety data with dashcams
Hawaii DOT is to distribute 1,000 dashcams to drivers in a bid to aid the identification of road surfaces in need of repair and to document reckless driving. Participants could potentially also upload footage to their social media accounts, says Government Technology. Readers of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser were invited to ask HDOT questions about the […]
New model of England’s motorways and A roads to lead to safer and more efficient journeys
The launch of the National Highways Network Model has heralded the start of a strategic partnership with Ordnance Survey. Trusted data from Ordnance Survey (OS) has provided the foundation for a new and innovative National Highways (NH) model of more than 4,500 miles of motorways and A roads in England. This new digital representation of […]
Parliamentary transport group launches inquiry into ‘wholly inadequate’ vehicle registration system
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Transport Safety (APPGTS) has launched a cross-party select committee-style inquiry into vehicle registration plates following calls from MPs and experts who have drawn attention to a brewing crisis in road safety. Illegal number plates, such as undetectable ‘ghost plates,’ threaten the system that keeps our roads safe. Automatic Number […]
Three-quarters of drivers have experienced issues when paying to park by mobile app
The vast majority of UK drivers still favour paying for parking with cards and cash over apps. Three-quarters of UK drivers (73%) who have used a mobile app to pay for parking in the last 12 months experienced difficulties doing so, with most preferring the reliability that comes from using bank cards or cash, new […]
London EV tax ‘will be devastating for car clubs’
London’s car clubs face a significant fall in the number of EVs in their fleets if Transport for London (TfL) presses ahead with plans to levy the congestion charge on them next year, an industry leader has warned. Richard Dilks, chief executive of shared transport trade body CoMoUK, which represents car clubs, told the Standard the planned axeing of the […]
West Mercia average speed camera delays the cause of PCC’s frustration
West Mercia’s Police and Crime Commissioner has been left “frustrated” that average speed cameras are still yet to be installed on an A-road “after three years of delay”. John Campion (pictured, right) told the BBC that he had allocated £400,000 for the cameras on the A41 in 2022, but claimed Shropshire Council and Telford and […]