Lorry speed limit on single carriageway roads to be increased
The speed limit for lorries on single carriageway main roads in England and Wales will rise from 40mph to 50mph, it has been announced by the Government.
The speed limit for lorries on single carriageway main roads in England and Wales will rise from 40mph to 50mph, it has been announced by the Government.
RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “The combination of the strengthening pound and the fact that tensions in both Ukraine and Iraq have not caused supply issues means wholesale prices have begun to ease.
RAC technical director David Bizley said: “This is good news all round. Motorists will be very pleased that the schemes to introduce additional capacity on sections of the M1 and M3 are to go ahead shortly.
As issues in Iraq escalate with reports that the oil city of Kirkuk has been seized, this has impacted on oil wholesale costs and the RAC now anticipates a 2ppl rise over the coming weeks.
The Government has announced plans for speeding fines to rise from £2,5000 to £10,000 and for fines for use of mobile phones while driving to increase from £1,000 to £4,000.
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.
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?