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Almost £1m in fines at box junctions
Sep 21, 2026 · original
Cardiff Council raked in £920,682.20 in yellow box junction fines during the 2025/26 financial year, nearing the £1m mark. A standard fine of £70 per penalty charge notice (PCN) is issued if a vehicle enters a box junction when there is grid-lock conditions, blocking traffic on the criss-cross yellow lines. Among the key rules, you must not drive into the box unless your exit lane or road is completely clear and you cannot stop inside the box due to queuing traffic ahead. At signaled roundabouts, you must not enter the box unless you can cross over it entirely without stopping, however you are legally allowed to enter the box and wait if you want to turn right. Your vehicle can stop inside the box only if oncoming traffic or other vehicles waiting to turn right prevent you from completing your turn. Each £70 fine is reduced to £35 if paid within the designated time frame and fines are is
ABD backs motorists champion
Sep 11, 2026 · original
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) is pleased to endorse the candidacy of Motorists Champion – and ABD member – Richard Town, in the forthcoming Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary by election. The ABD does not back party political nominees, but we are happy to endorse a strong independent pro-motorist candidate. One who is unafraid to speak up for beleaguered drivers in London. As editor of the Greater London Transport Newsletter, he has shown he is willing to champion a fair deal for drivers – no easy task given the hostile anti driver regime that controls road transport in London where the driver is seen as a cash cow. Richard is a former police officer, former Conservative Greater London Council member, and the editor of the Greater London Transport Newsletter. He served as a Conservative member of the Greater London Council representing Bexley, Erith & Crayford from 1977 to 1981
Do car security devices reduce the cost of insurance?
Sep 9, 2026 · original
Can having an alarm and immobiliser help? According to a report from MoneySuperMarket, a car is stolen every 8.5 minutes in the UK. Alarming as that is, preventative measures serve a dual purpose. Not only can security devices on your vehicle deter unwanted attention, but the inclusion of such deterrents can indeed influence insurance premiums. The report – written by experienced motoring journalist Sarah Tooze and reviewed by MoneySuperMarket content writer Collette Shackleton – provides a concise and common sense guide to protecting your vehicle, but also helps to reduce the cost of insuring it. You can see the report in full here https://www.moneysupermarket.com/car-insurance/car-security/ In summary, yes, an immobiliser and alarm fitted to your car can lower the risk of theft, leading potentially to reduced insurance costs. It can naturally lead to your no claim bonus increasing over
UNITI (eFuels Lobby group) PR reinforcing the scientific soundness of our Cradle To Grave Emissions Assessment Approach
Sep 3, 2026 · original
The following is a translated PR originally submitted by UNITI (eFuels Lobby group) in Berlin, September 2, 2026. Press Release from UNITI Bundesverband EnergieMittelstand e.V. (Federal Association of Energy SMEs) The Practice of Whitewashing the Carbon Footprint of Electric Cars Must End A new meta-study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) demonstrates once again that the CO2 emissions balance of purely battery-electric vehicles is being systematically under-reported by EU lawmakers. The underlying measurement methodology fails to account for the actual CO2 emissions from electric mobility. A legal opinion commissioned by UNITI more than two years ago had already amply demonstrated that the CO2 fleet regulation violates EU law, in part due to the use of this outdated measurement method. The European CO₂ fleet regulation categorises purely battery-electric vehicles across the boa
DETECTION, PREVENTION AND DETENTION: Why our roads need added safety measures
Sep 2, 2026 · original
Social media (or should that be anti-social media) is responsible for a glut of crazes, many of which are dubious – often dangerous. The recent apparent craze of driving in the wrong direction on our motorways and dual carriageways became more widely publicised due to the tragic loss of two police officers who died when a car travelling the wrong way crashed into a force vehicle. PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough were killed in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough last month. The five youths in the offending vehicle were also killed. Paul Naylor, Communications Director for The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD), said: “The ABD has always been an advocate for road safety. It is incredulous to think that in a world where our every move can be monitored that there is no automated system on our motorways and dual carriageways detecting vehicles travelling against the flow of traffic. “As
SOUTHAMPTON TOLL BARRIER FAILURE FINES INNOCENT MOTORISTS
Aug 24, 2026 · original
A council’s toll barrier failure at Southampton’s Ichen Bridge over the river – taking the crossing out of service for 24 hours – caused drivers to drive around the debris and inoperative broken barrier. The barrier collapsed due to failure of maintenance, not criminal damage Southampton City Council told Southern Evening Echo. But the council added: “Drivers will still be fined for not paying the toll according to Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera (ANPR) evidence.” The barrier split in half at around 2 am on August 16th, while it was opening for a paying vehicle. Labour’s Cllr Jacqui Rayment, cabinet member for transport said: “We can confirm that barrier 1E of the Itchen Bridge split in half whilst opening for a paying vehicle. “Unfortunately, with this occurring in the early morning on Sunday, teams could not get a replacement barrier until the Monday. This incident was down t
Cyclists don’t stop at zebra crossings & floating bus stops: Khan ignores British Standards
Aug 21, 2026 · original
A Transport for London (TfL) report has found 60 per cent of cyclists do not acknowledge floating bus stops – forcing pram-pushing parents, elderly people, and sight-impaired with guide dogs to “run the gauntlet” when trying to board or alight from buses. Disability campaigners accuse London’s Labour mayor Lord Khan of making London “a nightmare” for the blind. Mayor of London Lord Khan – chairperson of TfL – and the capital’s Labour boroughs have aggressively rolled out floating bus stops that place cycle lanes either between the pavement and the bus stop, or between the bus stop and the buses themselves. In horrifying examples, pensioners and even children have been run down by cyclists on e-bikes. Zebra crossing markings indicate that cyclists should give pedestrians the right of way, according to the Highway Code. Critics say these crossings are almost impossible for blind people as
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER CATCHES UP: National Highways chief resigns
Aug 20, 2026 · original
Good to see Labour-supporting Daily Mirror eventually catching up with Greater London Transport Newsletter when it published: “OVER 36,000 MOTORWAY SPEED TICKETS WRONG – up to £2,500 available in compensation for each wrong ticket.” “We led back in June with: “National Highways has admitted that a software problem on its variable speed limit cameras wrongly recorded around 2,650 drivers as speeding when they were inside the limit,” says Richard Town of GLTN. “And that’s just the first tranche of identified innocent motorists being refunded. ‘As a precaution’ more than 36,000 speed awareness courses have been cancelled, and fixed penalty fines refunded’.” Yesterday (August 19th), Daily Mirror publishes: “Major UK motorway speed camera glitch: 36k fines cancelled”. What The Mirror adds is the remarkable admission – originally unearthed by The Times – “More than ten months after the nationa
AA BACKS ITALIAN NO TOLL SYSTEM: Dart Charge rakes in £189 Million
Aug 19, 2026 · original
Lifting or reimbursing tolls when traffic congestion within the control of authorities builds up is a system successfully introduced in Italy. And could see its way into UK according to Automobile Association (AA). Italian drivers delayed between one and two hours receive 50 per cent of their toll payments back from government. Those stuck for more than three hours receive total reimbursement of their fees. Italian road authorities are incentivised to avoid putting out stretches of cones for extended periods because drivers can claim a full refund for being banned from stretches of toll road when there aren’t any roadworks present. GLTN’s draft transport manifesto — prepared for Reform UK and published at last September’s party conference Never on a Sunday – suggests the maximum length of coned off motorway be 5 miles – putting a stop to the mile upon mile of road that’s subject to an up
We’re still being ruled by Brussels
Aug 14, 2026 · original
Tyres, brake dust, and batteries regulated by EU diktat & New on board diagnostics made mandatory Euro emission rules for vehicle exhausts are set to be tightened as from November 26th. Euro 7 builds on Euro 6d in several ways. But those with an existing lower Euro specification car won’t have to comply. Some of the changes tighten existing limits on gases that petrol and diesel engines produce. Others are new additions that have never been part of EU standards and subject to British debate. Brake and tyre particle emissions are included. Because of their extra weight electric cars leave behind more brake and tyre dust than do equivalent petrol and Diesel models. Following on from consumers’ complaints that electric cars’ batteries don’t last much beyond 70,000 miles – a replacement cost of over £16,000 for even an electric compact – battery life is to be regulated with manufacturers exp

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