With many people using the roads this summer National Highways has put together their Journey Planning campaign for Summer 2024   With safety their number one priority at National Highways, they aim to at least halve the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads by the end of 2025, with a longer-term goal of achieving a zero-harm network. To support this vision and help road users to stay – and feel – safe on their road network, their Journey Planning road safety campaign encourages drivers to plan in advance, including all necessary vehicle checks as well as factoring in ..read more

As we continue to make good progress with our works, we are writing to let you know about three planned closures we need to put in place. These closures are to enable Affinity Water to undertake water main works and so that we can make alterations Ockham Park roundabout approach. For the first closure, the northbound B2039 Ockham Road North will be closed over a distance of about ⅓ km on its approach to the Ockham Park roundabout. The closure will last for 2 weeks from Monday 22 July until Saturday 3 August. During this time, it will be possible to leave Ockham Park roundabout heading south to ..read more

According to new data gained via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request issued by Select Car Leasing to the DVSA, there could be as many as 5.2 million vehicles on our nation’s roads that do not have a valid MOT certificate.  The data also revealed that over 360,000 cars were given new MOT documents more than a year after their previous test results had expired. This includes vehicles at car dealerships that are held as stock and would only get an MOT test if they were to be sold.  The Managing Director of Select Car Leasing Graham Conway said: “MOTs are essential for ensur ..read more

Please consider these closures when planning your journey.      National Highways overnight closures usually start from 10pm and finish by 5.30am Monday to Thursday and from 11pm Friday to finish by 6am on Saturday. Please note that these can change depending on the volume of traffic and when we can close the road safely.     Week Commencing Monday 8 July  From Monday 8 July to Thursday the 11 July between 10pm and 5.30am (weeknights only) National Highways will be closing the A245 in both directions between the Sainsbury roundabout at Cobham and the Seven Hi ..read more

Disabled Motoring UK (DMUK) is proud to announce that we now have more than 1,000 accredited car parks on our Park Access scheme. The accreditation is jointly owned by DMUK and the British Parking Association (BPA) and it is awarded to car parks that are accessible to disabled motorists. Each car park undergoes an assessment by specially trained BPA Area Managers. All BPA Area Managers are qualified auditors, and they work to identify whether car parks meet specific accessibility criteria stipulated by DMUK. All aspects of the car park are covered from the suitability of its disabled park ..read more

This year’s Blue Badge Day of Action, organised by Lambeth Council, was a fantastic success with a record total of 142 councils taking part, up from 82 the previous year. There were also 10,040 badges inspected compared to 5,145 in 2023. In addition, there were 423 offences detected, 182 badges seized and 394 PCNs issued.  While these statistics show the effectiveness of the National Blue Badge Day of Action, they also highlight the fact that Blue Badge abuse in misuse continues to be rife. Therefore, we urge local authorities and police forces to do as much as possible to tackle the issu ..read more

Please consider these closures when planning your journey. Our overnight closures usually start from 10pm and finish by 5.30am Monday to Thursday and from 11pm Friday to finish by 6am on Saturday.  Please note that these can change depending on the volume of traffic and when we can close the road safely. Week commencing Monday 27 May There are no closures planned this week.   Week commencing Monday 3 June Between 9pm on Saturday 8 June and 9am Sunday 9 June there will be a full closure of the westbound carriageway of the M25 between Junction 9 and 10 that will also include Cobha ..read more

Last year more than 314,000 new zero emission cars were registered on UK roads. This is an increase of 18% according to the vehicle licensing statistics released by the Department for Transport (DfT). In 2023 zero emission cars accounted for 16% of all registered vehicles.   With the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate challenging manufacturers to sell at least 20% of their new cars with zero emissions, the outlook for EV sales looks positive this year. As part of it’s Motoring Manifesto, the AA is calling on the government to help achieve the ZEV Mandate target by calling for i ..read more

Planned closures for the next two weeks. Weeks commencing Monday 20 May and Monday 27 May.      Please consider these closures when planning your journey.      National Highways overnight closures usually start from 10pm and finish by 5.30am Monday to Thursday and 11pm to 6am Friday but this can change depending on the volume of traffic and when we can close the road safely.     Week commencing Monday 20 May   From Monday 20 May to Friday 24 May there will be full overnight closures of the M25 southern gyratory inclusive of the M25 clockwise ex ..read more

Under a new Bill proposed by the Labour MP, Kim Leadbeater Graduated Driving Licences (GDLs) would be introduced for young, newly qualified drivers. It has already received cross-party and industry support. GDLs have been implemented in many countries around the world with the purpose of helping young drivers gain experience gradually  The proposed Bill would introduce a number of restrictions for newly qualified drivers for the first six months, including a zero tolerance on Alcohol and limitations on the number of young passengers allowed. The purpose of GDLs is to reduce the ..read more