Crackdown on rubbish drivers! Selfish motorists are told to stop using roads as a dump

Thoughtless drivers are putting lives and wildlife in danger and blighting the countryside by discarding tons of rubbish. To cope with the tsunami of trash, special teams from Highways England risk their lives collecting thousands of bags of litter from roadsides. Now the agency – which looks after the nation’s motorways and A-roads and carries … Read more

Roads produce 84 PER CENT of plastic dust in the atmosphere

Roads and the vehicles using them are responsible for 84 per cent of microplastics found in the atmosphere, according to the results of a new study. Researchers from Utah State University examined different sources of atmospheric microplastic pollution found in the western US over a 14 month period. These microscopic pieces of plastic pollution are … Read more

Hundreds of boy racers ignore Covid rules and block roads to attend car meet near Nottingham

Hundreds of boy racers ignored Covid restrictions last night to gather for a car meet  near Nottingham, while Essex police shut down a rally with 450 motors.  Photos show hundreds of car enthusiasts lining the streets under a bridge of the A453 near Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station and East Midlands Parkway station, in Nottingham, on Sunday evening. … Read more

Car insurance costs fall £55 on average due to quiet lockdown roads

Car insurance costs fall £55 on average in just three months as quieter lockdown roads drive a record price drop for motorists The average premium in the last 3 months dropped to just £652  This is a fall of £55 since the previous quarter – the biggest fall in 9 years   The average cost of … Read more

Easter getaway warning: Six million drivers are expected to hit the roads over four-day weekend

Police are ramping up patrols for the Easter bank holiday when millions are expected to use the first weekend of eased restrictions to meet with family and friends.  Forces across the country including Merseyside, Humberside, Dorset, Sussex and Cheshire today issued stern warnings that officers will be out enforcing lockdown measures, such as the rule … Read more

Our roads are so blighted by potholes that a FIFTH of them will need re-laying in next five years

A hole lot of trouble: Our roads are so blighted by potholes that a FIFTH of them will need re-laying in the next five years, report shows Some 35,000 miles of high streets across the UK need resurfacing by 2026    18,500 miles of roads have such bad surfaces that might need work in 12 months  … Read more

‘Sponge roads’ like ‘Rice Krispy cakes’ that soak up water will be built in flood-risk areas

‘Sponge roads’ like ‘Rice Krispy cakes’ that soak up water will be built in flood-risk areas to stop sewers overflowing under £150m Defra plan The high-tech roads will be used as part of a project by Slough Borough Council The council has won funding from Defra for sponge roads to help with flooding Sponge roads … Read more

Six students get roads ban after they were caught drink-driving through city on e-scooters 

Six students get roads ban after they were caught drink-driving through city on e-scooters Students are given driving bans and fines for drink-driving riding on e-scooters Another student was even found with someone else on the back of the vehicle  Students had ‘not appreciated that these are not toys’ but vehicles, court hears By Daily … Read more

Smart motorway death crash statistics will be analysed by roads regulator

Smart motorway death crash statistics will be analysed by roads regulator as Grant Shapps continues to insist they are safe The Transport Secretary has ordered an independent review of safety data  Fourteen people were killed in 2019 on motorways without a hard shoulder  A coroner said smart motorways ‘present an ongoing risk of future deaths’ By … Read more