Whitehall not doing ‘nearly enough’ to tackle pothole epidemic30/08/2018 The Government is not doing ‘nearly enough’ to improve the state of the roads in the UK, according to road users. |
UK lags behind as EU is ‘set to fail’ on road fatality targets04/07/2018 The EU’s target to halve road fatalities by 2020 now seems likely to be missed, with the UK currently making no major progress, road safety experts have said. |
Government to introduce harsher penalties for mobile phone use08/11/2016 The government has announced that anyone caught using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving will be fined £200 and receive six points on their licence – a doubling of the existing penalty. |
20mph speed limit to go live in Edinburgh29/07/2016 A 20mph speed limit is being imposed on the majority of streets in Edinburgh from Sunday (31 July). |
Motorists want ‘the right to drive’, research finds28/04/2016 New research suggests that the majority of motorists want to retain the right to drive despite the fact that driverless cars are coming. |
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