Government Takes Action Over Excessive Coning Of Motorways & A Roads

Tuesday, 13. October 2015

How often have you been driving down a stretch of road that has been coned down to 2 or just 1 lane only to find a couple of workmen fixing a few meters of damaged crash barrier right at the very start of the 10 mile stretch of coned off road with another couple close to the end?

Thinking of a change but unsure as to the best way to finance your car? Then you need a copy of my car finance book, Car Finance – A Simple Guide by Graham Hill. Click on the link below to buy the best car finance book on the market, available as a Kindle Book and Paper Back.

Having a bottleneck is bad enough but having several miles of bottleneck can cause huge jams and very frustrated drivers. As a result the Government is taking action and limiting road works to no more than 2 miles at a time. So in future when highway engineers have a substantial repair/resurfacing or widening project they must break it down to 2 mile projects instead of, as happened recently with some projects, restricted road use for more than 20 miles.

A spokesman for Highways England said, ‘We want to provide a better, safer experience for road users on England’s motorways and major A roads, including throughout road works where major upgrades are being carried out.’ So there you have it, no more shutting off half the M25 when we run out of space and have to add another couple of lanes. By Graham Hill

Government To Introduce Lane Rentals

Tuesday, 23. August 2011

The logo of the Department for Transport

Image via Wikipedia

This isn’t the first time I’ve mentioned this as I’m usually at the cutting edge of news! As you know! The Government is about to introduce lane rentals, a charge to be made on utility companies and local authorities when they disrupt Read more »

Unexpected Centres Of Congestion In UK

Saturday, 4. September 2010

If I was asked where would you least like to be in the UK, behind the wheel of your car at rush hour, my immediate answer would be in the centre of London. As I’m sure would be the answer given by most of my readers. But this isn’t the worst place to be, in fact according to Government figures it’s one of the best places to be, the worst being the West Midlands with 4 out of 5 commuters making their twice daily commute behind the wheel of a car. The national average is 10% less at 70%. The next Read more »

New Technology To Protect Pedestrians At Crossing Lights

Friday, 16. July 2010

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of driving through the centre of London during rush hour you will appreciate that pedestrians are total loonies. They stream across traffic lights clearly believing that should they be hit by a car travelling at 10 miles per hour it wouldn’t hurt or they have mysterious clothing that is tougher than pressed steel with a tonne of material thrusting it forward controlled by a person with red Read more »

Harder Times For Motorists On The Way

Wednesday, 21. October 2009

If you drive a car and thought you were being singled out in the past to pay off the National Debt single handed through all the various stealth taxes, you aint seen nuthin yet as the saying goes. As local authorities form a disorderly queue behind Nottingham, the first to announce at work parking, to put forward their own schemes for Government approval, others are looking at ways to Read more »

Trips To Work Take Longer

Monday, 11. August 2008

More than half of motorists believe their commute to work has got longer according to a poll carried out by Motorpoint. It found that motorists spend more time than ever behind their wheel during the rush hour wasting their time and using up a record amount of fuel getting to work. David Shelton, managing director of Motorpoint said ‘With the prospect of congestion charging becoming commonplace, getting to work is likely to become more expensive.’ Bit obvious that one David, maybe your comment was taken out of context! By Graham Hill

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]