Tag: Highways England

Getaway:Travel

Getaway: Busiest summer getaway since 2014 expected with over 13m leisure journeys planned this weekend

Drivers are expected to take 13.4m separate summer getaway trips between this Friday and the end of the weekend, the highest number in five years and 4m more than in 2018, according to a study by the RAC and INRIX. RAC research suggests ‘Frantic Friday’ at the end of this week, the day many school…
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Motorway

Motorway: Big changes to motorway driving as red X fines come in.

Motorway – Drivers who ignore warning signs on smart motorways will now be slapped with an automatic fine and points on their licence due to recent changes to motorway driving. Police now have the power to punish those who drive in closed lanes on smart motorways, under Home Office legislation recently brought in from June…
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