It seems that a much more measured policy towards transport in London is likely with the election of new Mayor, Boris Johnson. Mr Johnson has already stated that one of his first changes will be to begin consultation with the residents in the area which forms part of the “westward extension” of the congestion zone. […]

Recent statistics suggest we all spend around 5 years of our life traveling to and from work. The stats say on average, we spend 29 “working” days each year, with commuters in London spending even longer as their 3 hour average daily commute adds up to a massive 96 working days each year or 18 […]

I decided to start this item with the 450 a day figure, as it shocked me and I hope it does the same for you, because new figures released by The Department of Justice, equates to almost 165,000 of us each year getting caught using a hand held phone while driving. Police issued 164,900 fixed […]

Just days after Ruth Kelly, The Minister For Transport announced the that a high occupancy lane would be opened on the M606 and M62, the Government announced it has abandoned plans to introduce a similar high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on the M1. Intended to be in place between junctions 7 & 10 on the […]

Well, you’re not going to be surprised to hear this, but a report by The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has found that one-third of all ministerial vehicles were amongst the highest polluting cars on the road. Presently, 30 of the 85 cars provided to Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are in the VED Band F, which […]

The Association of British Insurers has called for a minimum one-year probationary period for all learner drivers, and restrictions on the number of passengers young drivers can carry. It points out that motorists aged 18 cause 50 collisions every day – nearly three times as many as drivers in their fifties. We agree whole heartedly […]

It’s a strange place for a report to come from, but the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health, say that traffic light cameras cause crashes rather than protect motorists, by provoking drivers into making abrupt sudden stops. Well any sensible motorist knows that’s the case, its only the Government who seem not to, […]

Drivers should be warned that if they are caught breaking traffic laws in any EU country in future, it’s likely they will be later prosecuted in their home country. Currently, although drivers breaking the law are liable to pay fines or suffer other punishments if they break traffic laws in foreign EU countries, this often […]

By now, the motorists in this country have become used to being slapped around the head by successive governments as for years they have been used as a cash cow for even the most flimsy of reasons. There were few surprises in Mr. Darling’s big red box, as all of us knew that we were […]

Although initially gripped by shock that two of England’s most prestigious and long established brands could be heading overseas to India, once things began to settle down, the picture changed dramatically as it became clear that this was going to be the first time in years that these two brands could actually have both financial […]