Every now and again, you hear a strange story about an abandoned car. Former Liverpool and Arsenal footballer Jermaine Pennant’s abandoned Porsche always sticks in my mind – he’d left it in Spain after returning to the UK before sending someone to collect it months later. Complete with fines, of course. Now an abandoned ... Read More
Last year, Wales officially welcomed in a new policy that saw speed limits in built-up areas reduce from 30mph to 20mph. It’s been the subject of a lot of debate and discussion ever since, and the government has now published new rules to implement 20mph zones and low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs). It’s part of the ... Read More
For any fleet, there are costs that come with the territory. I’m thinking of the cost of purchasing vehicles (or financing them), maintenance and repairs, fuel, insurance, recruitment and congestion charges. There are plenty more… but you get the point. And they’re all unavoidable costs, right? You can’t get away without paying for your vehicles ... Read More
Drivers have raised concerns over many yellow box junctions, with many believing them to be either oversized or poorly designed. Yellow box junctions are designed to stop drivers from idling at crossroads where they could invertedly cause traffic jams by sitting in the middle of the crossroad. While many junctions have designated boxes to queue ... Read More
Superman was nowhere to be seen in San Francisco the other day as an unidentified object made its way back to Earth. So, was it a bird? Not quite. How about a plane? Well, sort of… High above the sky, a United Airlines Boeing 777 was taking off on its flight to Japan, when the ... Read More
National Highways has launched a motorway driving safety campaign targeting middle lane hogging and tailgating. The campaign follows new figures that showed just how widespread both middle lane hogging and tailgating are on the UK’s roads. One in three drivers admit they’ve been guilty of hogging the middle lane, with 25% saying they have ... Read More
A Reunion 30 Years In The Making… Not all stories have a happy ending. And when a prized possession is stolen, there’s rarely a positive outcome. But a story this week might just be that… albeit there’s been a 30-year wait for the reunion. Gerhard Berger, the former Formula One driver, had his Ferrari F512M ... Read More
Dazzling LED headlights are becoming a significant hazard for drivers, according to recent research. It’s led to questions over whether tighter regulation on the brightness of LED lights on cars and vehicles should be implemented in the UK. As well as brightness, restrictions on height and a mandatory automatic levelling could help protect other ... Read More
As a kid, James Bond is probably the coolest thing in the world. A spy who travels the world, has access to unlimited gadgets and drives some of the world’s most expensive cars? I’ll be honest, even now that sounds pretty cool. But for most of us, James Bond remains a character on the screen ... Read More
Road maintenance levels in England have fallen by 45% in the last 5 years, according to the latest data. Government statistics revealed that 3,366 fewer miles of road received any improvement work in the financial year ending April 2023. That means that when compared to the 2017/18 year, the total amount of road improvement or ... Read More