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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - August 6, 2020 0

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

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - July 30, 2020 5

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

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - July 22, 2020 0

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

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - July 22, 2020 0

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.

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - June 1, 2020 0

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

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - May 1, 2020 0

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

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - April 20, 2020 0

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

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - April 17, 2020 0

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.

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - April 14, 2020 1

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

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Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - March 17, 2020 0

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

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