8 h. ago Motorway closures up a FIFTH last year causing travel misery for millions

Motorway closures rose risen 18% in 2024, causing a headache for thousands of motorists every day, new research from Co-op Insurance reveals.

Transport

32 h. ago Drivers face M9 motorway slip road overnight closures for investigation works

The slip road onto the northbound M9 at junction 10, at Craigforth, Stirling, will be closed for carriageway investigation works from 7.30pm until 6am on the nights of Monday, June 23, and Tuesday, June 24.

Transport

4 d. ago HGV lorry driver rolls cigarette while driving on motorway with no hands on wheel

Shocking footage shows a lorry driver on the motorway with no hands on the wheel - as he rolls a cigarette.

Transport

5 d. ago Two children die after horror M4 minibus crash with five other kids injured in slip road chaos

Othniel Adoma, 11, is confirmed to be the second child to have died in a grim crash on the M4, police have confirmed - a minibus overturned during the incident on May 11

Events

9 d. ago 'Utter chaos' on M62 as slip road closure causes miles of congestion and 'severe' delays

One motorist described the incidents as 'utter chaos' and said they had been stuck for 30 minutes with 'four lanes of standing traffic'

Events

1 week ago Drivers 'stuck and starving' as horror crash shuts motorway for 10 hours

An air ambulance was spotted landing nearby as drivers became stuck in a large police closure.

Events

1 week ago 'Starving' M62 drivers stranded for 10 hours as air ambulance lands at scene

A serious crash on the M62 has left drivers 'starving' after the motorway was shut for 10 hours with motorists stuck in long queues as they awaited further information

Politics

1 week ago M62 drivers left 'trapped and starving' after serious crash shuts motorway for ten hours

The M62 was closed for hours

Events

2 w. ago UK drivers discover they can legally ignore certain motorway speed limit signs

A driver on a motorway in England took to the internet to question the rules of the road after spotting a crash scene with amber speed limit signs flashing - and was shocked by the answer

Transport

2 w. ago M4 closures on two sections of motorway as crash forces emergency repairs and new incident delays drivers

One lane of the M4 in Carmarthenshire is closed for 'emergency repairs'

Events

2 w. ago UK's worst motorway service station ranked by drivers who give it brutal review

Which?'s latest poll reveals the best and worst motorway service stations in the UK, with one site standing out for all the wrong reasons and receiving the lowest score of all

Transport

2 w. ago Drivers only just realising you can legally ignore motorway speed limit sign

Many drivers are not aware that you can legally ignore one type of motorway speed limit sign - but it's not an invitation to put your foot down on the accelerator

Transport

2 w. ago Motorists to face overnight closures on busy Stirling bridge for repairs

There will be a pair of overnight closures next week as deck repairs are carried out to a bridge which carries the A84 over the M9 motorway.

Transport

3 w. ago BREAKING: M1 traffic chaos as motorway closed in both directions and drivers 'stuck for hours'

Drivers have been stuck for 'hours' following an incident on the M1 that sparked a major police operation

Events

4 w. ago Child remains fighting for their life after minibus crash on the M4 that killed boy, six, and seriously injured five other youngsters

The motorway in Berkshire was locked down in both directions following the incident which took place on the slip road from Junction 10 to the A329M near Reading at around 2.45pm on Sunday.

Events

4 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway drivers face 30 mile detour due to overnight A75 closures

Amey is carrying out resurfacing on a section of the A75 each night next week.

Politics