Drivers scared of motorways are clocking up hundreds of extra miles.
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M-way ‘phobia’ drives motorists onto alternative routes
Posted: 27th August 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: AA, driving, motorway, scared
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Motorway route is Britain’s most famous road
Posted: 27th May 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: Britian's most scenic road, motorway, route
A motorway that carries thousands of heavy lorries across a remote moor has
been named the surprise choice of Britain’s most scenic route.
Driver escapes jail despite ‘driving down busy motorway with leg out of window’
Posted: 22nd April 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: car, court, Doncaster, driver, escaped, jail, James Nunns, leg, motorway
James Nunns made the decision after being struck down with “agonising cramp”
on his way home from work in peak hour, Doncaster Crown Court heard.
Eleven injured in motorway pile-up
Posted: 1st April 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: crash, hospital, motorway, pile-up
Eleven people have been taken to hospital following a motorway crash involving
six vehicles on Thursday evening.
HGVs face fast lane ban
Posted: 3rd February 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: HGV, motorway, speed limit, SpeedLimit
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, UK, News
The government is considering changing the law to prohibit all HGVs from using the fast lanes of motorways, and restricting their speed to 60mph.
The Department of Transport claims that the traffic laws must be simplified as there is a disparity between new HGVs that are limited to 56mph electronically, and older vehicles which are still capable of 70mph.
Under current legislation, unrestricted HGVs are permitted to use the outside lane while the newer vehicles are not. The Department of Transport’s proposals would end that practice, and set a blanket speed limit of 60mph for all HGVs over 3.5 tonnes.
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