Roads

On a road trip? Your dog will need a break too

Highways England has teamed up with the Driving with Dogs website to identify dog-friendly locations just off the main roads.

Highway Code: cyclists could get priority on the roads

The government is proposing a raft of changes to the Highway Code to provide greater protection for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders.

Blanket motorway tolls planned for Europe

Germany is considering the introduction of blanket motorway tolls across Europe as part of its presidency of the European Union.

The M11 is named England’s best motorway

The M11 is named England's best motorway in a Transport Focus survey of 8,000 road users. The news is less positive for the M20, M23 and M4.

Motorway services open for business as lockdown lifts

Motorway services have remained open during the UK COVID-19 lockdown, with fast-food and coffee outlets now serving takeaway orders again.

Pothole-related breakdowns up by nearly two-thirds

RAC figures show pothole-related breakdowns went up by 64 percent in the first quarter of 2020, with the organisation rescuing 3,426 motorists.

Revealed: The UK’s most dangerous roads

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals the most dangerous roads in Britain – and it's bad news for drivers in Dorset and Nottinghamshire.

10 percent of drivers making non-essential trips

New data released by the RAC shows one in 10 drivers are continuing to make non-essential journeys, despite the government's plea to stay at home.

Driver clocked doing 151mph on the M1

A driver was filmed doing 151mph on the M1 motorway near London, as drivers take advantage of near-empty roads during the coronavirus lockdown.

Police are patrolling the M25 in HGV supercabs

The supercabs are coming: Highways England has teamed up with police forces in the South East to target unsafe drivers on the M25 motorway.