Warning over ‘bumper-to-bumper’ festive traffic with 31m leisure trips expected
Drivers are being warned over “bumper-to-bumper” traffic, as an estimated 31 million leisure trips are being taken in the run-up to Christmas.
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WATCH: Dashcam video shows lucky escape for police officer as lorry blows on top of his patrol car on A1
Police have released video footage showing the moment a lorry toppled onto one of their patrol vehicles in strong winds.
£7 million a year: More than 6,600 drivers fined in first three weeks of Glasgow bus gates
Fines worth £400,000 were imposed on 6,600 drivers in the first three weeks after bus gates were introduced on some of Scotland’s busiest city streets.
Huge downpours cause transport disruption
Torrential rain has caused disruption on the transport network in parts of England, with train and road users urged against travelling on certain routes.
Glasgow driver stopped by police after piling sofa and armchairs onto car roof
A Glasgow motorist has been caught by police driving along a city road with a sofa and armchairs piled on the roof.
Is it a bike? Is it a plane? Bizarre-looking vehicle stopped on motorway
Police have described stopping one of the strangest vehicles seen on Britain’s roads – a motorbike gaffer-taped to a look like a boat.
Police cuts behind fall in drivers being prosecuted for using mobiles, says RAC
A cut in the number of traffic police officers has led to a significant drop in people being prosecuted for driving while using a mobile phone, the RAC has told the BBC.
AWPR fully opens to traffic with drivers urged to take care while navigating the new stretch of Aberdeen bypass
Drivers in the north east will be able to make use of the full new Aberdeen bypass from today.
One in five road users threatened with violence – poll
A road-rage driver deliberately ran over a man after a minor collision between their cars, police said, as a survey highlighted the scale of physical threats on Britain’s roads.
Repair times for most severe potholes vary from minutes to several days
The fastest councils in Britain aim to fill severe potholes within minutes – but others take more than a day, new figures show.
On this day 60 years ago, the road that led to a driving revolution was opened
IT was the small stretch of road that made big news – and it changed the way we live, travel and work in Britain.