The amount of taxpayer money spent on 20mph roads in Wales has exploded by over 500% in just one year, according to the Welsh Conservatives. In response to a written question by the Party, £9.8m was given this year to councils to implement 20mph zones, more than five times the £1.8m spent in 2021/22. The most money this year was awarded to Neath Port Talbot, which received £1.4m, followed by … [Read more...]
Welsh Government dictate road closure
Welsh Government has told Cardiff to reconsider traffic arrangements and consider permanently closing Castle Street. It was shut to traffic during the Covid pandemic in summer 2020 and then gradually reopened but modified with restricted lanes. The Welsh government has now told the city council to find alternatives to cut pollution. The council said its cabinet will take a … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 August
Octopus Energy Group and National Grid ESO have announced the first successful integration of vehicle-to-grid technology, using a test environment of the Balancing Mechanism, the primary tool used by National Grid ESO to balance Great Britain’s electricity system in real-time. This is the first time that vehicle-to-grid technology has been demonstrated in Great Britain to show that electric … [Read more...]
Newslines 2 August
Cardiff is a hot spot for car thieves. The Welsh capital has generated some of the highest tweets from owners asking for users to look out for their car and it’s in the UK top ten at fifth, according to the analysis by Scrap Car Comparison, and ranking just behind Athens but is worse than Rome and London. Online used car disruptor Carzam was more than £2.4m in debt when it called in … [Read more...]
Welsh Labour Government’s tolls’ plan for drivers
The Welsh Conservatives have accused the Labour Government in Cardiff Bay of pulverising motorists following the news that road tolls and congestion charges are part of its transport plan. News of the latest punishment for drivers – which forms part of Labour’s transport plan – comes just days after the Labour and Plaid Cymru coalition under the alias of their cooperation agreement powered … [Read more...]
Britain’s best and worst cities for drivers
By looking at metrics such as number of speed cameras, speeding penalties, potholes, crashes and amount of car traffic Van Ninja were able to reveal the worst cities for drivers in the UK. Here are some of the key findings: Northampton revealed as the worst city for drivers in the UK Liverpool revealed as the best city for drivers in the UK Birmingham revealed as the city with the … [Read more...]
Wales lagging in ev sales and bucks the UK trend
New UK electric car sales data shows the government’s ambitions for the electric vehicle transition doesn’t go far enough and Wales lags behind other parts of Britain. For the second month in a row, EVs were the only fuel type to grow the number of new cars registered and the share of the market. EVs now represent 1 in 6 of all new vehicle registrations, with demand being driven by EV’s now … [Read more...]
Transport fails Wales, Tories tell Welsh Government
The Welsh Conservatives slammed the Labour Government in Cardiff Bay for failing to plan ahead for major events after the chaos that befell the capital the weekend before last. When asked by Leader of the Opposition Andrew RT Davies MS about why rail services were not prepared for an influx of visitors to the city – there to see Ed Sheeran and My Chemical Romance at the start of half term – the … [Read more...]
Welsh “money-boxes” scheme goes nationwide
A UK pilot scheme in Cardiff to prosecute drivers who block yellow boxes at junctions has been so successful it will be rolled out nationwide this summer. But the RAC is concerned the regulations on design and markings is so vague it will lead to hundreds of drivers being wrongly given PCNs, which are very costly to contest. Now the RAC wants Government to update guidance on yellow box junctions … [Read more...]
DVLA says Welsh cities among worst tax cheats
Cardiff and Swansea are among the top twelve areas which have the highest numbers of untaxed vehicles, says Wales’ based DVLA. DVLA has launched a new advertising campaign in the highest evading areas across the UK reminding motorists of the real risk of failing to tax their vehicles on time. The message is clear to motorists – if you do not tax your vehicle on time, DVLA will take action - ‘tax … [Read more...]