The first share of £60 million support for active travel schemes has been allocated in Wales. As part of the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan Mid-Point Review 2018 more than £10m has been earmarked for individual projects and packages of local schemes the length of Wales. All local authorities were invited to submit applications - one strategic scheme and one local scheme or package of … [Read more...]
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Motorway services’ double standards for drivers
Commercial vehicle drivers are being treated as second class citizens at motorway service stations. That's the conclusion of the Freight Transport Association responding to a new Transport Focus research paper on improvements made to services for private motorists. According to the research, following investment by the motorway service area operators, many of the facilities they offer to the … [Read more...]
Confusion over emissions tests will hit values
Uncertainty surrounding the new emissions-test system could help to create a degree of unpredictability in the used car market towards the end of this year and into 2019, warns the Vehicle Remarketing Association. The organisation, which represents businesses that together process more than 1.5 million used vehicles every year, says that there are two main factors the WLTP test might affect … [Read more...]
New laws may catch out Brits abroad
More than half (59%) of drivers are unfamiliar with a range of new driving regulations introduced this year in France, says RAC Europe. Research carried out with 1,400 drivers found more than three-quarters (78%) were not aware the speed limit on France’s secondary ‘D’ roads was reduced from 1 July from 90kph to 80kph (55mph to 50mph), a move designed to reduce accidents. Failure to comply … [Read more...]
Swansea’s Clean Air Roadshow
Swansea City Centre will tomorrow host the second Clean Air Roadshow supported by Swansea BID and The Big Heart of Swansea. With over 150,000 vehicles on the road today powered by electricity, the Clean Air Roadshow will bring a selection of these to the city centre. Castle Square will be a hive of activity from 10am – 4pm, featuring vehicles from Kia, Mitsubishi and Nissan, as well as the … [Read more...]
New generation electric cars spark warning
Electric cars are posing a particular fire danger to users and technicians. Last year, TV presenter Richard Hammond escaped with slight injuries after a prototype electric sports car he was driving crashed and was totally destroyed in minutes and earlier this year another electric car crashed in America, was recovered and then burst into flames some time later while in storage. Now, the … [Read more...]
Motorists face serious risks driving in heatwave
With Britain basking in the middle of a heatwave, insurer 1st Central, says motorists are sitting ducks when it comes to driving in extreme hot weather. This summer, in what meteorologists predict could be the hottest summer since 1976, 1st Central is urging drivers to be more cautious on the road and check their cars first before they set off. More than two million drivers (5 per cent) … [Read more...]
Paris bans polluting vehicles this week as ozone rises
Paris has been shut down to all but the cleanest vehicles due to rapidly rising ozone levels, reports GreenZones. The environmental service said this morning that the ban applies today and tomorrow. Vehicles with the Crit'Air badges 4 and 5 as well as all vehicles without a vignette may no longer enter. In addition, all vehicles over 3.5 t are not allowed to pass through! All information … [Read more...]
Light is right for road ahead
Light is right for the next generation of electric vehicles. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Material Technologies Shaping the Future of Electric Vehicles (EV), discusses the material technologies used in EVs by analyzing recent global and regional trends. Electric vehicle manufacturers are looking at materials as a lever of growth for EV adoption. Specifically, these manufacturers … [Read more...]
Welsh roads get make-over
Gateway roads into Wales will get a make-over. Welsh Transport Secretary Ken Skates today announced a five-year programme to landscape and enhance main roads for visitors. Three routes making up the Wales Way (A487, A470 and A55) as well as entrances into Wales on the M4, M48, A483, A5 and A494 Deeside will benefit. He said, “It will build upon and complement other work already completed … [Read more...]