motoring

Photo by theboybg Work begins today on the removal of the much-hated bus lane on the M4 into London. Built in 1999 by the Labour government, it was described as a ‘symbol of the war on motorists’ and incensed many of the 93% of road …

Photo / theboybg. 7/7 survivor tells inquest how he was blown out of the carriage by the Edgware Road bomb. “War On Motorists”, part 3,217: Westminster quadruples number of traffic wardens. It was always bound to end in tears: Edgar Davids has quit Crystal Palace …

The change in law over clamping on private land didn’t come soon enough for one man in Wembley who staged a 30 hour sit-in protest in his own car after it was clamped. Haroon Zafaryab offered to pay the initial £100 fine but declined to …

VIP lanes look set to cause disruption for London’s motorists during the Olympics, when around 60 miles of roads will be earmarked as official routes to convey athletes, officials and the media in a speedily efficient fashion to the 2012 games. You can see the …

The light at the end of the tunnel could be in sight for the motorists who spend hours queuing on the M25 at Dartford, as proposals for suspending or scrapping the toll charge are considered. The crossing has become notorious for rush-hour congestion, which according …

A motoring conundrum is currently giving TfL a headache; it appears that up to £150m in fines for moving traffic offences could be illegal due to a discrepancy between the wording on the ticket issued and the traffic law behind it. While it could be …

Photo by Donnr MB Fed up with trying to locate somewhere to park in London only to find the dreaded yellow envelope on your windscreen when you return? There’s an app for that. As anyone who’s had no choice but to drive in London knows, …

Essex had its’ very own ash cloud yesterday as the M11 was closed southbound at junction five after a lorry containing 17 tons of magazines caught fire. The resulting tailbacks were not a pretty sight but at least the driver escaped unhurt. As if tons …

Photo by jamesbooth The words ‘Westminster Council’ and ‘parking row’ seem to go together like, well, ‘Westminster Council parking row’; these days. Just days after riling bikers, they’ve annoyed everyone else there was left to annoy by abolishing free evening parking. Strenuously denying claims that …

Photo by O.F.E. TfL announced today that they plan to introduce average speed cameras on a 7.5 mile section of the A13 by next summer. Interestingly, the area targeted is between Canning Town and the Goresbook Interchange, which as anyone who uses the road regularly …