Tag : congestion
Bank holiday traffic to hit six-year high
Around 22 million leisure trips are expected to be made this weekend – up some eight million on last year and marking the highest total for … Read More »
London is sixth most gridlocked city in the world
London has been listed as the sixth most congested city in the world, only coming behind Moscow, Istanbul, Bogota, Mexico City and São Paulo.
TfL to axe C-Charge exemption for hybrids
Transport for London is to push ahead with plans to axe the Congestion Charge exemption for hybrids and plug-in hybrid vehicles from October 2021.
Councils get green light to introduce roadworks charging
The Department for Transport has given the go-ahead for nationwide rollout of roadworks charging in a move to cut congestion.
Calls for solutions to ‘astonishing’ cost of UK congestion
UK drivers lost an average of 31 hours in rush-hour traffic last year, costing the economy more than £37.7bn in 2017 and equating to £1,168 per … Read More »
UK’s city congestion up 20% since 2010
Delays due to congestion in the UK’s most gridlocked cities has risen 20% since 2010, with journeys now taking almost a third longer in peak times … Read More »
UK’s worst traffic jams revealed
Traffic congestion cost the UK economy an estimated £9bn according to Inrix, which as revealed the worst jams over the past 12 months.
Congestion could be cut by workplace parking levies and other council schemes
Councils should be able to implement schemes such as workplace charging levies and benefit from lessons learned in government public sector fleet initiatives in order to … Read More »
81% of fleet drivers affected by increasing motorway congestion
The majority (81%) of company car drivers think that motorway journey times are becoming less predictable due to roadworks and congestion, according to the results of a new … Read More »
M4 upgrades won’t fix South Wales traffic issues, expert warns
Upgrading the M4 isn’t the solution to congestion problems in South East Wales; the region requires an integrated public and private transport system to tempt people … Read More »
