Department for Transport

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

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Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

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Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

Increased penalty fares will be introduced at the end of this month. (Image: Adobe Stock)

Fare dodgers warned as Metro fine increased 5x

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

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Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

Newcastle had just 706 delayed flights throughout the entirety of April

Newcastle Airport - cancellation data for disruptive April period

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Self driving cars are set to come to Alnwick, where residents can test the vehicles

Self-driving research project prepped for ‘cutting-edge’ Alnwick study

E-scooters split opinion (Image: Adobe Stock)

North East records eye-watering 1500% increase in e-scooter collisions

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

The changes are nationwide (Image: Getty Images)

New Highway Code to change how you drive around Newcastle from TODAY

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns

New changes to The Highway Code will establish a “hierarchy of road users” (Shutterstock)

The Dutch Reach and other new 2022 Highway Code rules drivers need to know

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Plug-in car grant for EVs slashed by 40%

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New driving laws 2022: the changes that will affect every driver

Calls for car tax crackdown as number of untaxed vehicles rises

Motorists urged to slow down

More than half of drivers still speeding on 30mph roads

New motoring law to close dangerous mobile phone loophole

Government reveals plan for national road crash investigation unit

Smart motorway roll-out ‘must be paused over lack of safety evidence’

Government to bypass Commons approval to speed up HGV licence changes

New rules to make travel to the UK from overseas easier and simpler have come into force (Photo: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

UK’s travel rules change: what you need to know as amber list is scrapped

Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear

Six in 10 want all-lane running smart motorways scrapped

1 in 4 drivers in the dark about E10 fuel as new petrol rolled out