A record £6 billion will be spent on tackling potholes and improving local roads between 2015 and 2021, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced earlier in December 2014. The investment amounts to £976 million a year, enough to fix around 18 million potholes across the country. It is the first time councils have been given locked-in […]
A Full System Of Graduated Licensing For Younger Drivers?
It is currently all over the news – a government commissioned report has stipulated that a full system of graduated driver licensing would reduce crashes and casualties involving young drivers. It estimates it would result in 4,471 fewer casualties and £224 million in cost savings annually. Read the report. Julie Townsend, deputy chief executive at Brake, […]