Transport for London (TfL) introduced a new 20mph speed limit throughout the streets of Central London across 8.9km of the capital’s roads. The speed limit applies to roads within the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ). Speed is attributed as a factor to approximately 37 per cent of fatal or nearly fatal road collisions in London. The … Read more

Highways England begins work on revitalising a 200-metre-long bridge in Manchester which carries the M60 over the River Mersey and Palatine Road near Didsbury. To ensure the work can take place, Highways England is lifting the motorway by five millimetres. Bridge specialist Mabey Hire has been brought on to create temporary structures to support the … Read more

FORS Gold member Paramount Haulage has been explaining road safety around Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to school children, with a visit to a local primary school. The haulage company based in New Cross, South London, decided to arrange a visit to West Lodge School, after Paramount Haulage Director, Norbert Walsh, noticed his son had a … Read more

FORS – the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme – has contacted the Traffic Commissioner (TC) for the west of England, Kevin Rooney, to seek clarification on comments that its audits had on occasion fallen short of a diligent, high-standard process. Remarks published in recent press reports suggest that a FORS member audit had been hastily carried … Read more