Tarmac rated ‘Outstanding’ on apprenticeship delivery
Tarmac’s learning and development team has received an Outstanding rating by Ofsted in its first full inspection of its apprenticeship provision. The apprenticeship programme delivered at Tarmac’s National Skills and Safety Park, located at Nether Langwith Quarry, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, received its first full inspection in early August and Tarmac is currently the only employer […]
Expanded ULEZ “adds 13 minutes to life expectancy”
Independent research by Channel 4 suggests that the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone to the outer boroughs will not make any significant difference to two key types of air pollution. Using the Mayor’s own data, the channel’s Factcheck Team calculates that the expanded ULEZ would add just 13 minutes to the life expectancy […]
Road traffic remains below pre-pandemic levels, but vans buck the trend
New figures from the Department for Transport show overall traffic levels in the year ending June 2023 were higher than in year ending June 2022, but below pre-pandemic levels. It shows there were 328.2 billion vehicle miles driven in the year, 2.3% above last year but still 1.4% below the year to June 2018, five […]
M32 bridge works to cost £22m
Safety Inspectors at National Highways have spotted “serious defects” on the Eastville Viaduct on the M32 in Bristol. The BBC reports they’ve ordered repairs costing £22.6m, including concrete repairs, new barriers, waterproofing and drainage. The report adds that underneath the bridge, several large areas of spalling, when concrete starts cracking and exposing reinforced steel, can […]
Half of drivers rule out buying an EV
As the UK nears its 2030 deadline to stop the sale of petrol and diesel cars, new research suggests that 43% of British people won’t consider switching to an EV when they purchase their next vehicle. Researchers for from car-sharing marketplace Turo say that that the top three barriers preventing car owners from switching to […]
New report brands connected cars “worst for privacy”
Modern cars are being branded “a privacy nightmare” by Mozilla Foundation in the United States. In its latest “Privacy Not Included” report, it says car makers have been bragging about their cars being “computers on wheels” for years to promote their advanced features but that the conversation about what driving a computer means for its […]
New Tender opportunity launched for A9
The Contract Notice for the construction of the £150 million A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project has been published by Transport Scotland. The organisation says this follows an extensive market consultation exercise resulting in a new contract designed to attract more bidders to the competition after only one bid last time around. It is anticipated […]
£18.5 million funding for UK’s connected and automated mobility supply chain
Thirteen projects aimed at improving the safety and security of self-driving vehicles are to share £18.5 million of taxpayer funding to fill specific technology gaps which should improve performance, reliability and scale-up Connected and Automated Vehicle opportunities in the UK and globally. The grants, as part of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Commercialising Connected and […]
FairCharge and RAC call for Government to back UK’s first EV charging charter
Electric vehicle and renewable energy campaign group FairCharge, in partnership with the RAC, have created the UK’s first charter for electric vehicle public charging with the aim of improving the reliability, transparency, accessibility, and usability of the UK’s rapidly growing charging network. Supported by Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged Show, trade body Recharge UK, and EV […]
Welsh First Minister sees “positive impact” or 20mph zone as lower limit spreads across country
First Minister Mark Drakeford today is today (7 September) visiting one of the first areas in Wales to trial the new 20mph limit to learn more about the impact of the “biggest step-change in community safety in a generation.” With just 10 days to go before the default 20mph speed limit will be introduced across […]