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

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Trains run by TransPennine Express (TPE) will be brought under government control (Photo: PA)

TransPennine Express services brought under Government control

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

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

Train operator Avanti West Coast has been handed a short-term contract extension by the Department for Transport (DfT), the FirstGroup-owned company said.

Avanti West Coast handed contract extension

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Electric rail freight is sparking into life with a new service - John Yellowlees

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

An Avanti West Coast train. Picture: Luciana Guerra/PA Wire

Avanti West Coast cancels about one in five trains

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

Edinburgh Airport, which will benefit from the relaxed security restrictions from 2024. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Airport security rules on liquids and laptops to be relaxed from 2024

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

286,176 passengers entered and exited Stonehaven train station last year.

Which are the most and least used train stations in Aberdeenshire?

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

The A6105 where the crash happened. Picture: AAIB

Pilot crashes into hedge after using road as makeshift runway with 5ft clearance

Avanti West Coast has been placed on a short-term contract renewal by the Government after it provided an “unacceptable” service to rail users.

Avanti West Coast given short-term contract renewal by Government

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Aberdeen-headquartered FirstGroup operates one of the biggest bus fleets in the UK. Picture: John Devlin

FirstGroup profits improve as passengers get back on board

Legalising e-scooters would create a new form of low-carbon transport in the city (Picture: Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images)

Why legalising e-scooters could dramatically improve urban life – Richard Dilks

Major changes to the Highway Code risk being ineffective due to not being widely promoted, road safety campaigners have warned. Photo: Chris Radburn/PA Wire.

What are the new Highway Code rules for self-driving cars this year?

The UK transport secretary Grant Shapps advertises a trip to Edinburgh as he wears a hoodie and holds a fake crab announcing train tickets sale.

Grant Shapps promotes Arthur's Seat "sweeping views" in bizarre transport video

Delays in processing security checks for new airline crew are increasing the number of flights being cancelled, according to the boss of easyJet.

Delays in crew security checks adding to flight cancellations - easyJet chief

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

Mark Markey, Managing Director, Akela Group

Bridging the electric vehicle charging hubs gap - Mark Markey

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

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

Changes to the Highway Code will cover cyclists. Picture: Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images

Third of motorists ‘do not know Highway Code is changing next week’

Boris Johnson's study into a Scotland - Northern Ireland bridge cost taxpayers £900,000

PM's study into a Scotland - Northern Ireland bridge cost taxpayers £900,000

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

Major changes to the Highway Code risk being ineffective due to not being widely promoted, road safety campaigners have warned.

New Highway Code rules for drivers ‘not being communicated’

Train approaching Waverley station through Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. Picture: Getty

Public transport is facing a Covid-fuelled crisis - Professor Iain Docherty

Grants for new electric cars have been slashed by 40% to “enable taxpayers’ money to go further”, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.

Grants for new electric cars slashed by 40%

(Photo: Nissan)

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

Motors with no Vehicle Excise Duty can be impounded.

More than 700,000 vehicles on UK roads have no tax

A man hit by a car on the B792 between Torphichen and Bathgate in West Lothian was among the 142 people killed on Scotland's roads last year. Picture Michael Gillen

New body could finally provide answers about motoring deaths - Alastair Dalton

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

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Campers and walkers have been warned to avoid any naked flames to cut the risk of igniting 'tinder-dry' vegetation after a spring with very low rainfall

Wildfire warning as firefighters hurt in giant week-long blaze in the Highlands

Stephen Fry is a past winner of the comedy award. Picture: Getty Images

Flagship Fringe comedy awards plunged into crisis over loss of sponsor

Glasgow Warriors' Tom Jordan enjoyed a breakthrough season. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

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