The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey published today by the Asphalt Industry Alliance estimates it would cost £12 billion to get the local road network in England and Wales back into reasonable condition, an increase of £1.5bn from the previous year.
Deaths and serious injuries on the roads are likely to cost society £110 billion in the years to 2030, according to a report commissioned by the Parliamentary Advisory Committee for Transport Safety.
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his fifth Budget today announcing there would be no planned fuel duty increase in September and a £200m fund to help local authorities repair potholed roads.
The London borough of Redbridge announced today that it is using the first unattended CCTV enforcement system to capture moving traffic offences.
The Highways Agency is proposing to introduce a 60mph limit on a three-mile section only of the M3 from Junction 3 at Lightwater to Junction 4 near Farnborough between 7am-7pm.
The number of killed or seriously injured casualties fell to 23,380, a 6% decrease compared with the previous year, according to provisional quarterly Department for Transport Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain estimates published today.
A new ‘green’ fuel to be introduced in the UK to meet EU regulations could be costly and harmful, according to tests carried out by What Car?
Asda and Tesco have today announced 2p a litre reductions in the price of both petrol and diesel which takes a litre down to 126.7p and 133.7p respectively.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has today announced that new car sales are up 10.8% on the 2012 figures, the best annual total since the pre-recession year of 2007.
The Highways Agency has today announced a proposal to permanently reduce the speed limit to 60mph on a section of M1 from junctions 28 to 31 and 32 to 35a to improve air quality.
Transport for London is consulting on increasing the standard daily charge from £10 to £11.50 which they say will generate an estimated £84 million of additional revenue by the end of 2017/18.
With vehicles lying idle during the Christmas festivities and the continuing stormy weather causing problems for motorists, the RAC predicts this Thursday (Jan 2) will be one of the busiest mornings of the year for breakdowns as millions of people return to work.
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