A new document designed to help fleet managers handle the demands of Clean Air Zones has been launched by the Association of Fleet Professionals. A product of the organisation’s Future Roads Committee, “Clean Air Zones and Your Fleet” is designed to take a different angle compared to other CAZ guides for fleets. Debbie Floyde, chair of the AFP’s Future … [Read more...]
London congestion charge hits weekend deliveries and drivers
Transport for London has opened a consultation on the future of the Congestion Charge after Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. It is based on proposals to reduce the hours of operation to 0700-1800 during the week, 1200-1800 at the weekend and the charge remaining at the higher £15 rate. Natalie Chapman, Logistics UK’s Head of Policy - South, … [Read more...]
Local roads are in dangerous conditions, say motorists
More than half of UK motorists (53%) say the condition of their local roads is getting worse every year and 47% say their local roads are in a dangerous state. The dissatisfaction is greater amongst drivers over 55, according to a new survey of 2,000 UK drivers by InsuretheGap, a provider of Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance. Three fifths (62%) of … [Read more...]
Tolled roads warning from motoring bodies
British motorists are likely to be facing a new national tolled roads system. The scheme is being put forward again to offset losses from falling fuel duties and taxes, which accelerated during the lockdowns. They left a £40 Billion hole in Government finances and this week it's expected and reported by national media that the tolled roads system will be … [Read more...]
True costs of tolls exposed
Not only do we have to deal with traffic and all the other nuisances of our daily commutes, but the really unfortunate ones among us have to pay to get to where they want to go and pay again to get home, particularly annoying if it’s to be done every day to get to work. How much do you end up having to pay just to get there and back? That’s something we’ve … [Read more...]
Bill for aborted M4 Relief Road soars to £157M
The bill for scrapping the M4 Relief Road has soared to £157Million. The updated cost now includes 29 houses bought under compulsory purchase orders – including two valued at about £1Million just months before the scheme was axed – because they were on the line of the aborted project. A Freedom of Information request by the Welsh Conservatives on the now … [Read more...]
Roads, pollution and fuels focus fleet minds, says Arval Mobility report
Road infrastructure, Clean Air Zones and the adoption of alternative fuels top the list of challenges reported by fleet and mobility managers over the next five years. The finding comes from authoritative new research in the Arval Mobility Observatory, which gains insight from businesses via a wide ranging set of questions to uncover broader trends and … [Read more...]
Public transport and tolls key to easing M4 jams
Only a massive shake-up in public transport will relieve M4 congestion around Newport, is the preliminary finding of the South East Wales Transport Commission, but it also hints at road charging congestion tolls to deter peak time users. The report’s findings follow detailed analysis work and stakeholder engagement after it was set up by Welsh Government … [Read more...]
Row erupts over Welsh road and parking charges
Welsh Conservatives have angrily reacted to plans for Motorists in Wales paying road tolls, congestion charges, workplace and out of town parking charges under a review ordered by Minister of Economy and Transport Ken Skates. He has appointed Derek Turner, who worked on the London congestion charge scheme, to study the implications for users and businesses … [Read more...]
