Money for green buses
£15 million of additional Government funding is to be made available for bus operators and councils to buy low carbon buses (more…)
Young drivers found speeding
Research by road safety charity Brake, has found that young drivers speed more often than thought (more…)
New powers to tackle dangerously overloaded vehicles
Transport Secretary, Phillip Hammond, has set out a series of new powers to help VOSA tackle overloaded vehicles, driver’s hour’s infringements and cabotage rules (more…)
Eco-car clubs to get extra funding
The Government is to give £40,000 in funding to support the development of eco-car clubs in the UK (more…)
Transport Statistics – Traffic and speeds
The DfT has released statistics that include Road Traffic in 2009, Free Flow Vehicle Speeds and Traffic Speeds on the Strategic Road Network in England (more…)
Electronic number plates with digital advertising
California is to look at ways of tackling its debt by introducing number plates that display advertising (more…)
IAM support lower drink drive limit
The Institute of Advanced Motorists has given its approval for lowering the drink drive limit (more…)
ANPR records 200 journeys per motorist
The Governments network of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras has recorded an average of 200 journeys per motorist (more…)
Speeding motorcyclist video footage
Kent Police have released footage of motorcyclists being caught speeding, as fast as 140mph (more…)
Motorcycle testing and training review
Mike Penning, minister for road safety, has called for a review into the new motorcycle testing regime (more…)