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Safety concerns lead Highways England to move frequency of refuge areas from 1.5 miles to every mile “where practicable”

Safety concerns prompt decision to stick with three-year MoT exemption on new cars following consultation

The Major Road Network would consist of roads that complement the motorway and strategic road network

The PSA Group is said to be intending to pursue a lawsuit to recover half of its money back following emissions discrepancies

New housing developments and offices will be come with parking bans to cut down on air pollution, under new plans by the Mayor of London

Last year 324 billion miles were travelled on Britain's roads, with average delays going up to six minutes per mile in parts of the country

The Chancellor is said to be planning to raise diesel fuel duty by 1p per litre while slashing petrol duty by the same amount

London’s Islington council to charge all diesel vehicles an extra £2 per hour to park in borough from “early 2018”

Plans to ease Operation Stack congestion withdrawn as Department for Transport; judicial review cancelled

Cars imported to UK could be liable for 10 per cent import tax following no deal Brexit, plus parts could get pricier

New plans include reducing average fleet CO2 emissions by 30 per cent in 2030 from the 2021 target of 95g/km of CO2

Researchers from from UCLA and Tel Aviv University find “severe fatigue exerts a similar influence on the brain to drinking too much”

Police forces reveal almost 50 per cent of speed cameras in the UK are inactive, with four forces not having any at all

The £10 London T-charge works in tandem with the congestion charge, and affects diesel and petrol cars with pre-Euro 4 engines

DVSA figures reveal 1,800 diesel drivers have been caught without a DPF since 2014

Piccadilly Circus' famous billboard will soon be able to detect different makes and models of car and stream ads aimed at their drivers

Owners of driverless cars will need to update software and know when to engage autonomous modes to avoid invalidating their insurance

Under new Government plans all charging points will include smart chargers capable of interacting with the grid

Highways England is trialling sunflower oil capsules as the latest tech to prevent potholes from forming

The UK's worst traffic jams revealed in a new study, as the Government recommends using slip roads as contraflows in the future

The sector that includes Aston Martin and McLaren has grown by 52 per cent in the last five years, but Brexit is a big worry

Recall applies to A, B, C, E and CLA, GLA and GLC models built between November 2011 and July 2017

The Lincolnshire police force is trying new ways of training its officers to deal with high-speed driving including Playstation video games

Drivers causing death by dangerous driving or while under the influence of drugs or alcohol will now face life sentences

The energy giant has bought one Europe's biggest EV charging providers as it aims to plug-in to the EV market

A revolutionary responsive road capable of warning drivers and pedestrians of hazards has been revealed

The Mayor of London has written to the UK bosses of BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes following just £1 million of clean air funding

Got a gripe with a parking fine, clamping episode, or penalty charge notice? Appealing a parking ticket in the UK is quick and simple online

Last year saw over 3,000 fraudulent crash for cash claims being made, with insurers detecting one every three hours

London will be first to see a fully hybridised or electric Uber fleet in 2020, with the rest of the UK to follow two years later

Government forced to change the Odgen rate following insurance industry backlash

Londoners could face a near 25 per cent increase in penalty charge notices under plans to improve road safety and cut congestion

A flat fee of £2,000 is offered on any car older than seven years traded in for a new Kia Rio or Picanto

Both Renault and Nissan offer up to £2,000 on top of additional discounts for owners trading in their pre-Euro 5 vehicles

Motorists with any vehicle older than seven years can receive up to £4,000 towards a new Toyota

A joint trial with Domino's will see pizza delivered to residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan in self-driving Ford cars