Police detail penalties for trying to avoid speeding tickets
Police in Cumbria have released details of the punishments received by people trying to avoid speeding tickets by pretending someone else was driving. Doing so counts as perverting the course of justice and often carries a prison sentence. The force has listed a number of recent cases:A man from Lincoln was found guilty of perverting […]
Scotland’s parking fines could double to £120
Transport Scotland has launched a consultation over increasing parking fines in order to encourage compliance, with one option being a doubling of charges from the present £60. It proposes new Penalty Charge Notice’s will increase to between £80 and £100 or to £100 and £120. People who pay within 14 days. Transport Scotland says the […]
Highways England outlines ongoing A303 Stonehenge work following High Court ruling
Highways England has reiterated its commitment to progressing the construction of the A303 bypass near Stonehenge, after last week’s High Court ruling against Transport Secretary’s granting of permission for the scheme. Last week Mr Justice Holgate quashed Highways England’s development consent order for Highways England’s £1.7bn tunnel, ruling Grant Shapps had not received a sufficient […]
University gives JCT Traffic Signals Symposium official clearance to run September event
Officials at Nottingham Trent University have officially approved JCT’s plans for running a successful and safe Traffic Signals Symposium at their site in September. The University has agreed the Covid Event Safety Guide and confirmed that, barring any change in Government advice, the event is able to proceed in its traditional format on the 15 […]
Appeal Court explains Bishopsgate streetspace decision, calling original ruling “seriously flawed”
The Appeal Court has explained why it decided a judge was wrong to describe a scheme that created extra space for cyclists and pedestrians at the start of the pandemic as “extreme” and declare it illegal. The Standard reports that three Appeal Court Justices said Mrs Justice Lang’s ruling that Transport for London’s Bishopsgate scheme […]
Driverless delivery company completes successful demonstration
The electric vehicle innovator Arrival has completed a live demonstration of its driverless technology at a fully functioning parcel depot. The company says this is the first time where an Arrival Van has manoeuvred around a facility without a human driver inside the vehicle, which was able to autonomously complete all operations that are performed […]
E-scooter trial now running in London’s West End
The City of Westminster has joined Transport for London’s e-scooter trial meaning the vehicles are now available for use in London’s touristy West End. Westminster joins seven other boroughs plus the City of London and Canary Wharf areas in the trial, with TfL and London Councils continuing discussions with others about further expansions over the […]
Yunex Traffic completes connected mobility trials for Project Synergy
Yunex Traffic has successfully completed a traffic signals connected mobility trial to demonstrate the integration of V2X infrastructure and the communication of road signs via In-Vehicle Information messages. Working with project partner Transport for Greater Manchester on the Innovate UK-funded Project Synergy, Yunex, which is the new name for Siemens Mobility’s ITS business, worked on […]
Mobile data set to help improve Berkshire’s roads
Anonymised data from the O2 mobile phone network is being used as part of a series of new taxpayer-funded trials to help local authorities in the Thames Valley plan improvements to air quality, public health, road surfaces, traffic flow and energy infrastructure. Funded by the Department for Transport through the £22.9m ADEPT SMART Places Live […]
World Road Federation publishes CAV report for road operators
A group of leading intelligent transport systems experts from around the world, including Ian Patey of WSP in the UK, have published a report into the challenges and opportunities for road operators and road authorities when it comes to automated vehicles. The World Road Federation PIARC’s report covers physical infrastructure issues around subjects such as […]