Drivers Raise Concerns Over Yellow Box Junctions

Drivers Raise Concerns Over Yellow Box Junctions

Drivers have raised concerns over many yellow box junctions, with many believing them to be either oversized or poorly designed. Yellow box junctions are designed to stop drivers from idling at crossroads where they could invertedly cause traffic jams by sitting in the middle of the crossroad. While many junctions have designated boxes to queue ... Read More
 
Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? Well, Sort Of…

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? Well, Sort Of…

Superman was nowhere to be seen in San Francisco the other day as an unidentified object made its way back to Earth. So, was it a bird? Not quite. How about a plane? Well, sort of… High above the sky, a United Airlines Boeing 777 was taking off on its flight to Japan, when the ... Read More
 
National Highways Launches Motorway Driving Safety Campaign

National Highways Launches Motorway Driving Safety Campaign

  National Highways has launched a motorway driving safety campaign targeting middle lane hogging and tailgating. The campaign follows new figures that showed just how widespread both middle lane hogging and tailgating are on the UK’s roads. One in three drivers admit they’ve been guilty of hogging the middle lane, with 25% saying they have ... Read More
 
A Reunion 30 Years In The Making…

A Reunion 30 Years In The Making…

A Reunion 30 Years In The Making… Not all stories have a happy ending. And when a prized possession is stolen, there’s rarely a positive outcome. But a story this week might just be that… albeit there’s been a 30-year wait for the reunion. Gerhard Berger, the former Formula One driver, had his Ferrari F512M ... Read More
 
Should LED Headlights Be Regulated More Strictly?

Should LED Headlights Be Regulated More Strictly?

  Dazzling LED headlights are becoming a significant hazard for drivers, according to recent research. It’s led to questions over whether tighter regulation on the brightness of LED lights on cars and vehicles should be implemented in the UK. As well as brightness, restrictions on height and a mandatory automatic levelling could help protect other ... Read More
 
I Wish I Was James Bond…

I Wish I Was James Bond…

As a kid, James Bond is probably the coolest thing in the world. A spy who travels the world, has access to unlimited gadgets and drives some of the world’s most expensive cars? I’ll be honest, even now that sounds pretty cool. But for most of us, James Bond remains a character on the screen ... Read More
 
Road Maintenance Levels Fall By 45% In 5 Years

Road Maintenance Levels Fall By 45% In 5 Years

Road maintenance levels in England have fallen by 45% in the last 5 years, according to the latest data. Government statistics revealed that 3,366 fewer miles of road received any improvement work in the financial year ending April 2023. That means that when compared to the 2017/18 year, the total amount of road improvement or ... Read More
 
I’ve Told You A Million Times Not To Exaggerate…

I’ve Told You A Million Times Not To Exaggerate…

The proclaimers once famously sang that they’d walk 500 miles (and then 500 more) – and that’s a fair walk, right? But 500 miles is just a drop in the ocean compared with a million kilometres. That’s 621,371 miles if you were wondering. An entirely unfathomable distance… and it’s also the length of the warranty ... Read More
 
When One Engine Just Isn’t Enough

When One Engine Just Isn’t Enough

  There are some vehicles that encapsulate a place and time perfectly. Think vespas in the little side streets of Rome, a Ford Mustang in 1970s rural America, or a Citroën 2CV in 1950s France.  We could add plenty more to the list – Dodge Rams in the US in the 2000s, a Mini Cooper ... Read More