IHE Traffic Signs Conference & Exhibition 2024 announced
The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) is pleased to announce the date of its popular Traffic Signs Conference & Exhibition. This foremost event for traffic signing professionals supported by the Department for Transport (DfT) is now in its 30th year. For 2024 it returns to central Birmingham on Wednesday 6 November at the Park Regis. […]
Road maintenance backlog hinders councils from undertaking preventative work, says NAO report
The increasing backlog in road maintenance work is hindering local authorities in undertaking preventative work that could deliver better value for money, according to a National Audit Office report. The report, The condition and maintenance of local roads in England*, said that: “Despite their importance, the condition of local roads is declining and the backlog to […]
DfT to confirm ban on sale of new fossil fuel cars from 2030
The Department for Transport (DfT) intends to “provide certainty” to manufacturers by restoring the 2030 phase-out date for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. While there was no mention of the changes in the King’s Speech, which sets out the Government’s legislative plan, the DfT told Fleet News it intends to publish further details in “due course”. […]
DfT Special Recognition Awards: nominations now open
LCRIG have announced that entries are now open for the prestigious DfT Special Recognition Awards which form part of October’s Strictly Highways event. If you haven’t yet booked your place, there’s still time! Visit the website and secure your place today. There are a few remaining Award Sponsorship and Table Host opportunities also available. Find out more here.
Transport Secretary sets out five key priorities to deliver the “biggest overhaul to transport in a generation”
New Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has promised to deliver what she’s calling the biggest overhaul to transport in a generation. The Secretary of State says she immediately convened officials to begin work at pace across the department on rail reform, further devolution of bus powers, ensuring infrastructure works for the whole country, and supporting local […]
New Transport Secretary urged to adopt Vehicle General Safety Regulation updates
An industry letter has been delivered to the new Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh MP, yesterday calling on the Labour government to adopt the latest Vehicle General Safety Regulation updates to the GB TypeApproval Scheme. Around 50 leading organisations have signed the letter including AXA UK, the road safety charity Brake, PACTS, RoSPA, The AA, the […]
DfT publishes vision for GB type approval
The DfT has published a policy paper outlining its “vision for GB type approval”, which seeks to “rethink vehicle regulation” in Great Britain post-Brexit. The paper highlights that, while Brexit provides some flexibility to the UK in terms of regulating for type approval and more generally, this does not mean that the present EU-derived regimes […]
New ISA law comes into force this Sunday
A new EU law designed to reduce speeding and improve road safety will apply to all new cars sold in the European Union from 7 July 2024. The law requires manufacturers to fit intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology to their cars, but they can implement it in various ways – including automatically limiting the car’s […]
ISA: DfT responds on ‘mandatory’ speed limiters
DfT has broken its silence over the prospect of UK cars needing to be fitted with ‘mandatory’ speed limiters from next month. From July 7, all cars sold in UK dealerships are set to be fitted or retrofitted with ‘mandatory’ speed limiters following a shake-up of rules by the EU. New regulations on Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) have […]
Birmingham City could succeed on one of six grounds in High Court over maintenance PFI
Birmingham City Council has succeeded on one of six grounds argued in the High Court in a dispute over support from the Secretary of State for Transport for its highways maintenance contract set up under the private finance initiative (PFI). The local authority sought judicial review of a decision not to support the revised PFI, […]
