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Over 70,000 rail passengers could receive refunds after court ruling

West Northants Council has published a list of roads set to benefit from the £2.7m of funding over the next two years. Credit: West Northamptonshire Council

£2.7m worth of roadworks and repairs to be funded by reallocated HS2 money

How to clear your path, pavement or driveway safely.

Should you clear snow off the pavement yourself? What you need to know

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

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

More cycling and walking schemes could soon be implemented across West Northamptonshire.

£600,000 of Government funding awarded to fund cycling and walking schemes

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

Safety and cost fears see 14 projects abandonded but government says removing existing sections is too disruptive and costly

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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

The council is planning to spend a further £1 million on repairing potholes across West Northamptonshire.

Council plans to spend further £1m on repairing potholes after freezing weather

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

Single fares will be capped at £2 on Northamptonshire's buses for the first three months of 2023

Bus fares slashed to £2-a-ticket across Northants for first three months of 2023

Passenger numbers at Northampton station are still only at around 60 percent of what they were before Covid lockdowns

Rail figures show how Northampton is struggling to get back on track after Covid

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

Tory leadership hopeful hints at ‘advisory’ limits as she says evidence suggests smart motorways are dangerous and disruptive

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Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

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Rise in the number of people killed on Northamptonshire’s roads

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Experts say more charging points are needed to help encourage drivers into make the swap to electric vehicles

Number of drivers who swapped petrol and diesel for electric vehicles in 2021

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

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

Tax-dodging drivers expected to cost Treasury up to £119m this year alone

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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

Tesco rated top of the shops for EV charging

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

Walking habits have been hit by the pandemic.

More than a quarter of adults walk less than once a month, data shows

Six in 10 want all-lane running smart motorways scrapped