Gareth Corfield

Roads at ‘breaking point’ despite pothole repairs hitting eight-year high

Survey finds that just under half of roads in England and Wales maintained by local councils are in a good condition

Councils launch new war on motorists as half of drivers face fines

More than 10 million households live in areas where councils have been given power to hand out penalties as high as £105

First tests for flying taxis on the horizon by 2026

So-called ‘vertiports’ will be set up for electric aircraft that take off vertically, similarly to the Harrier jump-jet

M25 closure creates ‘ghost town’ amid warnings of future shutdowns

Private parking firms issue 35,000 fines every day

Promised government crackdown was withdrawn in 2022 following a legal threat by the private parking industry

Motorists told to ‘decorate the bathroom’ during M25 shutdown

National Highways urges drivers to avoid the motorway this weekend and ‘find something to do at home’ instead

Airlines find out about air traffic control meltdown from news reports

Inquiry by CAA reveals poor communication by National Air Traffic Services when computer system fails affected thousands of flights

Man driving ‘runaway’ electric Jaguar arrested a week later

I-Pace reached 100mph on M62 and had to be stopped by eight police cars

Electric vehicles much harder to sell, say dealers

Survey finds the second-hand market for EVs is limited as their value has fallen over the past year

Vandals attack more than 150 20mph speed limit signs in Wales

Transport minister says defacement makes clear public has rejected Labour’s blanket enforcement

EVs have one third less range than advertised, magazine test finds

Official figures for miles on a single charge do not reflect real world conditions, according to tests conducted in Bedfordshire