A £390 programme to retrofit more than 150 additional emergency stopping areas on smart motorways in England has been ...

A shocking new report has revealed concerning gaps in driver knowledge about what to do during vehicle breakdowns, which ...

Smart motorway drivers have been urged to follow two "unwritten rules" to ensure they are staying safe. A new survey by the breakdown company, based in Basingstoke, showed more than 13,500 drivers ...

But National Highways is still falling short of its safety goals, sparking further controversy over smart motorways, which remove the hard shoulder for extra lanes of traffic during peak hours.

However, National Highways is not meeting its safety targets, fuelling ongoing debates about smart motorways, which convert the hard shoulder into additional lanes during busy periods. The ORR ...

Motorway speed limits could be raised from 70 to 80mph under radical plans being studied by ministers. But drivers on congested sections of Britain's expressways could be forced to slow to 50mph ...

A third of drivers feel 'a lot less safe' on smart motorways than they did three years ago, according to new AA data. While just two per cent of the panel of 13,500 UK licence holders said they ...

All lanes have since reopened and congestion has eased on both motorways. Queues are building on two motorways in Lancashire following a crash this morning. Three lanes are currently shut on the ...

Driving on motorways can appear really intimidating. There are so many lanes, so many junctions, so much traffic, so many rules to follow. The latter in particular can trip you up if you’re a visitor ...

Smart motorways turn the hard shoulder, which is provided so vehicles at imminent risk of breaking down have a safe place to pull over away from 70mph traffic, into a live running lane. Motorists ...

A safety system on a stretch of the M62 smart motorway broke down for 28 days last year - George Wood/Getty ...

Several households in the UK are reportedly being pushed to install smart meters by two of the UK’s biggest energy companies in a bid to meet net zero targets. Four of the “big six” energy ...