Travel Features

Afternoon and night best times to travel

28 July 2017

Well thanks to school holidays, you should avoid setting off on the 1 August if you want to steer clear of traffic hotspots, data shows. The 26 July, 1 August, and 22 August are the busiest for Wales with a tenth of one families each date heading away, and 8am is the worst time with 34% leaving at this time. Surveying parents across the nation, car … [Read more...]

Severn Tolls reach the end of the road, but not yet

21 July 2017

The Severn Bridge Tolls will end in 18 months after 52 years. The next anticipated price rise in January will be the last before costs are passed into the general motorway maintenance budget and Welsh Government is expected to have to pick up a proportion of that expenditure in some form. The legislation for the bridges’ construction and operation … [Read more...]

Newslines 21 July

21 July 2017

Newport has the highest MoT failure rate in Wales and it’s tenth in the league of losers nationwide. Wipers and washers are the most common cause of MoT failures and can be easily avoided says a spokesman for the AA Garage Guide. Oxford is currently the favoured location for building an electric version of the Mini, two sources familiar with the … [Read more...]

Run for the sun begins this weekend

18 July 2017

The end of school term will spark the traditional Great British summer holiday getaway this weekend with 8.7m heading away from Friday through to Sunday. Data from RAC Traffic Watch shows the peak of the weekend’s travel will be on Saturday 22 July with 3.4m heavily laden vehicles making a dash for it. Friday will see 2.5m cars vie for road space with … [Read more...]

Newslines 18 July

18 July 2017

Prospective owners of the McLaren 720S supercar need to look no further than DVLA Personalised Registrations’ three-day live summer auction for the ultimate accessory. The Agency has once again come up with the perfect personalised registration to adorn the latest McLaren dream machine with MCL 720S, which is listed with a £250 reserve, among the 1,250 … [Read more...]

Free weekend bus travel begins in Wales

7 July 2017

A ground breaking new pilot offering free weekend bus travel to passengers across Wales has been launched by the Welsh Government. The pilot will apply to all buses on the extensive TrawsCymru network from tomorrow and run every weekend until at least May 2018. It’s hoped the scheme will act as a catalyst for bus travel in Wales, boosting not … [Read more...]

Motoring safety has turned the corner for families

1 July 2017

Family motoring safety has just turned the corner. In a significant move for tens of thousands of parents, Bridgestone has extended its acclaimed run-flat tyre range to most popular saloons and hatchbacks as well as small and medium-sized MPVs as replacement units. The latest Bridgestone DriveGuard range of tyres now covers 70% of models in 19 sizes … [Read more...]

EV charging welcomed but comes with warning

28 June 2017

A government commitment in the Queen’s speech to ensure charging points are installed at all large petrol retailers and motorway services has been hailed as a “major step forward” for electric vehicle infrastructure by Arval. David Watts, fleet consultant at the leading vehicle leasing and fleet management company, said that the move would do much to … [Read more...]

Free Wales Airshow next weekend

26 June 2017

The free Wales Airshow will be returning to Swansea Bay on Saturday and Sunday and road closures will be operating in Swansea. Aerobatic displays, state-of-the-art military aircraft and vintage planes thrilled over 200,000 visitors in Swansea Bay last summer and to meet expected turnout next weekend additional road closures have been … [Read more...]

Government urged to honour pledge to remove Severn tolls