Crackdown on rubbish drivers! Selfish motorists are told to stop using roads as a dump

Thoughtless drivers are putting lives and wildlife in danger and blighting the countryside by discarding tons of rubbish. To cope with the tsunami of trash, special teams from Highways England risk their lives collecting thousands of bags of litter from roadsides. Now the agency – which looks after the nation’s motorways and A-roads and carries … Read more

Travellers descend on Wickham in defiance of ban on horse fair forcing roads and pubs to shut

Crowds of travellers defied police today by turning up for an historic horse fair which had been cancelled due to the pandemic.  The 750-year-old Wickham Horse Fair, which usually attracts thousands, had been cancelled for the second consecutive year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Signage had been placed on all main routes into … Read more

Travellers descend on Wickham in defiance of ban on horse fair forcing roads and pubs to shut

Travellers descend on Wickham to hold ‘small event’ in defiance of ban on 750-year-old horse fair forcing roads and pubs to shut Crowds of travellers turned up for the illicit event despite event being cancelled The Wickham fair was not running again this year to prevent the spread of Covid It is the second year … Read more

How waste from some supermarkets ends up illegally dumped by side of roads in Turkey

Plastic from British supermarkets is being illegally dumped and burned on Turkish roadsides, it has been claimed. Waste from major chains including Tesco, Aldi and M&S is among rubbish strewn across Turkey’s Adana province, according to an investigation by Greenpeace. The UK exports more than 500,000 tons of plastic waste every year – enough to fill … Read more

How waste from some supermarkets ends up illegally dumped by side of roads in Turkey

Plastic from British supermarkets is being illegally dumped and burned on Turkish roadsides, it has been claimed. Waste from major chains including Tesco, Aldi and M&S is among rubbish strewn across Turkey’s Adana province, according to an investigation by Greenpeace. The UK exports more than 500,000 tons of plastic waste every year – enough to fill … Read more

Number of cars on UK roads FELL in 2020 as SORN requests spiked during Covid lockdown

The number of cars on Britain’s roads FELL in 2020 for only the second time since WWII: Surge in owners declaring SORN in lockdown sparks a dip Hundreds of thousands declared cars off the road in 2020 due to the pandemic  SORN means owners don’t have to pay tax or insurance when they’re not driving … Read more

Number of cars on Britain’s roads FELL in 2020 as SORN requests spiked in lockdown

The number of cars on Britain’s roads FELL in 2020 for only the second time since WWII: Surge in owners declaring SORN in lockdown sparks a dip Hundreds of thousands declared cars off the road in 2020 due to the pandemic  SORN means owners don’t have to pay tax or insurance when they’re not driving … Read more

London’s ULEZ extension could wipe many classic cars off its roads

With Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone set to extend across London in a little over five months, classic car experts have warned it could see some collectible models wiped from the capital’s roads. From 25 October 2021, ULEZ will expand to cover the entire hugely-populated area within the A406 North Circular and A205 South … Read more

Volkswagen will test self-driving minibus on public roads in the US and Germany this summer

Volkswagen will hit the road with its self-driving ID.Buzz minivans this summer – as it prepares to roll out a robot taxi service in 2025. The autonomous version of the classic hippie-era microbus will be tested six US cities, including Pittsburgh, before expanding to Munich, Germany.  The goal is to add the driverless service to MOIA, … Read more