Aston Expressway and more to close this weekend
Due to maintenance, the A38(M) Aston Expressway and Junction 6 of the M6 is to be closed from 8pm tonight till Monday 6am.
Diversion will be in place but it is highly advised that motorists plan their routes into Birmingham...
£45 Million Injection for Midlands Automotive Sector to Create 3,000 Skilled Jobs
Government to invest £35 million to help thriving £70 billion automotive sector
Highly-skilled automotive and advanced manufacturing jobs will be created
Investment will also improve industrial transport links on the A45, including a new bridge to connect Whitley South to the...
Vehicle Thefts Rise By 30% In Three Years
RAC figures suggest vehicle thefts have risen by 30% in the last three years following a decade of decline.
Up from about 66,000 in 2013, almost 86,000 vehicles were stolen in 2016, according to the group.
They say that new technology...
Wireless Car Charging
Next year’s Mercedes-Benz S-Class 500 E Electric Hybrid will be presenting motorists with wireless charging. This is good news for electric motorists who don’t want to fiddle with cables and plugs. All you have to do is drive over...
Council Announces Twenty New Bus Lane Cameras Across Birmingham
Birmingham City Council has announced its aim to target “selfish drivers” as it erects 20 bus lane cameras across the city.
Drivers will be warned about the new regulations with a mobile camera unit out over the coming weeks.
The locations...
Nottingham In ‘Fake’ Parking Fine Letter Warning
Fake parking notices have been posted in Nottingham warning cars they could be fined for parking in residential areas.
Posted in Marham Close, Sneinton, the letters, claiming to be from the council, advise drivers they could be fined £120 or...
Birmingham’s Strict New Measures Target Motor Nuisances
The streets and suburbs of Birmingham have been hit with anew blight in recent years in the form of illegal street racing, cruising and general motor nonsense.
Thankfully new measures are being implemented by West Midlands Police that could see...
Driverless Cars in Coventry
Coventry car maker Jaguar Land Rover intend to create over 100 research vehicles as part of a driverless car project. A four-year-long project, they will be tested on motorways in Coventry.
Initial features of the cars include cars being able...
Are you down on the new Car Tax Rules?
New DVLA car tax rules coming into effect in April could see motorists paying hundreds more on insurance rates. The former Chancellor George Osbourne brought forth the proposal two years ago with rules to reflect changes in emissions technology...
Jaguar’s New Models To Be Electric From 2020
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced that every new vehicle line from 2020 will electric or hybrid.
The Jaguar I-Pace will be the first of the new models to be fully electric, to go on sale in 2018.
The move was...
