From May 2025 to May 2026, 47,598 GB driving licence holders were disqualified after accumulating 12 or more penalty points, according to new data obtained by Confused.com. Following these findings, it surveyed 2,000 UK motorists on their knowledge of and opinions on current disqualification rules. Driving disqualifications by age group Drivers in age … [Read more...]
Multi-million pound schemes for M4 and Menai Bridge
A go-ahead for a third Menai crossing and plans for remodelling three major motorway junctions on the M4 around Newport at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds were announced today. Addressing the Senedd, Deputy Minister for Transport, Mark Hooper, set out action that will be taken now, alongside longer-term solutions. The review into the Menai … [Read more...]
Scrap the 20mph limit, say Tories
Conservative Senedd member for the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend Andrew RT Davies has repeated his calls for Plaid Cymru’s 20mph policy to be scrapped, after data showed deaths on Welsh roads have increased. Mr Davies said the statistics proved the policy, which made 20mph the default speed limit on all restricted roads in Wales, was not improving road … [Read more...]
Growing support for default 20mph UK-wide
Almost three quarters of motorists back the adoption of 20mph speed limits in urban areas across the whole of the UK, according to new research. August’s Startline Used Car Tracker shows 39% are happy to drive at 20mph on urban roads, 33% believe the lower limit makes roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians, and 14% think it helps reduce pollution. Also, … [Read more...]
Terrifying speeds recorded by police, say RAC
Seven-in-10 police forces caught drivers travelling at twice the speed limit or more on 30mph roads last year, the RAC has found. Findings from a Freedom of Information request made to the UK’s police forces show the truly terrifying speeds some people are prepared to drive at that put everybody at risk. One driver was caught at 89mph on a 20mph stretch of … [Read more...]
Speeders getting away with it, shows data
More than 4,000 drivers who have accumulated 12 or more penalty points for speeding offences have escaped being banned and are still behind the wheel, according to new data analysed by the RAC ahead of a Parliamentary event about tackling the problem later today. A Freedom of Information request obtained from the DVLA shows 4,154 drivers in the UK are still … [Read more...]
Reform call for return of 30mph speed limits in Cardiff
Newly elected Senedd Reform Member for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf, Cai Parry-Jones, has written to Cardiff Council urging them to scrap 20mph speed limits on several roads across the city. In a letter sent to Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Strategic Planning and Transport, Cllr Dan De’Ath, Mr Parry-Jones also called the slow implementation of previously … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 March
The Taxpayers’ Alliance is organising a series of city wide events today in Cardiff to protest at council plans to charge residents parking fees based on vehicle weight. It is also protesting at the planned cuts in on-street parking in the Welsh Capital. Cardiff is revealed to be the commuting city where drivers move fastest in the UK, with an average … [Read more...]
The challenges facing UK’s fully automated roads
Highway engineers say the UK road network must be modernised and improved if it is to cope with Government plans for fully automated vehicles. The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation has called for a balanced and pragmatic approach to automated vehicle regulation that supports safety, sustainability and the effective operation of the UK’s … [Read more...]
Wales’ 20mph went too far – Conservatives claim
Following the Welsh Government’s review of 20mph and 30mph speed limits on trunk roads, Welsh Conservatives have renewed their criticism for the policy, which could cost Labour their control of the Senedd in 7 May elections. Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport & Infrastructure, argued that the £32 million policy … [Read more...]
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