New footbridge leads next step of restoration at Lower Otter
A new footbridge has marked the next phase of the Lower Otter Restoration Project in Devon. Significant progress has been made on preparing and consolidating the new raised and flood-free route of South Farm Road ready for construction, the building of a road bridge under which tidal waters will flow, and the lowering of Big […]
Red X fines not always being enforced on motorways
The Transport Minister Baroness Vere has revealed that the enforcement of fines for peopled driving underneath a Red X on a motorway is hit-and-miss, because it requires a Police Officer to sign off the penalty before it can be levied. Auto Express has spotted comments made during a Transport Committee meeting in Parliament where Baroness […]
National Highways using new research van to detect dangerous driving
New mobile technology capable of automatically detecting motorists who fail to wear a seatbelt or hold mobile phones at the wheel is being trialled in the UK for the first time under plans to boost road safety. A new van packed with detection equipment has hit England’s motorways and major A-roads as part of a […]
London’s ULEZ expansion to cost £200m
It’s been revealed that expanding the ultra-low emission zone across Greater London will cost around £200 million. London’s Evening Standard has discovered the scale of the cost is mainly to fund hundreds of enforcement cameras to ensure motorists pay the £12.50-a-day levy. It excludes the cost of a scrappage scheme and comes on top of […]
Oxfordshire Council can use cameras to enforce traffic restrictions in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council has obtained government permission to use cameras to enforce traffic regulations, including stopping in yellow box junctions, illegal turns, and vehicle restrictions. Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras will be fitted around specific locations in Oxfordshire to improve safety, ease congestion and reduce inconsiderate and dangerous driving. Councillor Andrew Gant, Oxfordshire County […]
TfL to begin using new enforcement powers to fine drivers in cycle lanes
Transport for London will begin issuing fines to vehicles that drive within, or cross, the white lines of cycle lanes that are marked by a solid white line and cycle tracks on TfL’s Road Network from today (Monday 27 June). It says cycle lanes play a vital role in keeping people cycling separated from most […]
Jenoptik Yellow Box enforcement solution demonstrated at Traffex
Visitors to Traffex at Birmingham’s NEC this week will be able to try out for themselves a traffic monitoring solution for yellow box and other civil traffic infringement enforcement. The Jenoptik stand will feature an area marked like a yellow box, and as people step into it, a screen beside them will show how the […]
Police and enforcement operators get extra security reassurance thanks to Jenoptik UK’s ISO 27001 certification
ANPR, automated enforcement and data management specialists Jenoptik have proved their information security management credentials to customers by receiving new, high-level international standards certification. The company, which has delivered thousands of Average Speed, Spot Speed and Police ANPR cameras throughout the UK, has been awarded ISO/IEC 27001:2013, complementing their existing ISO9001 and ISO14001 accreditations. This […]
Motor traffic offences up by a quarter
New figures show that convictions for motoring offences in Wales and England rose by more than a fifth last year. Analysis of Home Office data by the AA, shared with the PA news agency, found 565,440 drivers were successfully prosecuted in 2021, up 22% from 462,817 a year earlier. PA says that included a 30% […]
Ford trials geofencing speed limiting
Carmaker Ford is trialling connected vehicle technology using geofencing – a virtual geographical boundary – that it says could one day do away with the need for speed limit signs completely. The company says drivers seeing limit signs depends on how visible they are, whether they are concealed by branches, or maybe surrounded by a […]