Snacks over safety: One in five skip essential car checks before road trips

Nearly one-fifth (17%) of UK drivers admit they skip essential vehicle maintenance checks before a road trip, new research from National Highways today reveals. In 2024, there were 282,949 reported breakdowns on the UK’s motorways and major A roads, and on average, surveyed drivers who have experienced a breakdown estimated nearly an hour of added […]

Londoners need “carrot and stick” approach to give up their cars – report

A new report looking at how to convince people living in London to give up using their private cars suggests transport planners need to combine positive and negative incentives, and to make sure they’re well communicated, so it’s easy for people to compare costs and make choices. The Centre for London’s report says schemes like […]

Amazon installs AI cameras to monitor drivers’ performance

The e-commerce giant Amazon has started installing cameras with artificial intelligence that monitor its delivery drivers. The Telegraph reports the technology is being imported from the US and is meant to prevent accidents. The company is using two cameras to record footage from its Amazon branded vans in the UK, one looking out on to […]