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Over 70,000 rail passengers could receive refunds after court ruling

Graham Rait and, inset, the proposed bypass route

Campaigner 'speechless' as Isham bypass project costs balloon to £122.8m

The authority's publication of its Bus Service Improvement Plan has secured £2 million in grant funding from the Department for Transport (DfT). Credit: Google

Improvement plan hopes to better bus services

Buses queue in Corby. File picture by Alison Bagley.

New bus routes revealed as part of £2m funding boost

How to clear your path, pavement or driveway safely.

Should you clear snow off the pavement yourself? What you need to know

Bypass campaigner Graham Rait

'It's a farce' - another delay to bypass opening date

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

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Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Draft planning rules suggest designing roads around lower speed limits and creating heirarchy of users

Matt Allan

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

Fare dodgers face the higher fine from next week

Fines for fare dodgers on East Midlands Railway to rise to £100 from Monday

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Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

Single fares will be capped at £2 on Northamptonshire's buses for the first three months of 2023

Bus fares slashed to £2-a-ticket across Northants for first three months of 2023

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

St Mary's Road and London Road junction in Kettering

Where enforcement cameras could be used as NNC looks to fine drivers

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Grant Shapps has taken up his first government role since leaving the Department for Transport earlier this year

Patrick Hollis

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

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Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

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Rise in the number of people killed on Northamptonshire’s roads

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Experts say more charging points are needed to help encourage drivers into make the swap to electric vehicles

Number of drivers who swapped petrol and diesel for electric vehicles in 2021

David Gater and dog Teddy with the Voi scooter that landed in his compost heap

Rushden pensioner wants rid of scooter dumped over fence

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns

New changes to The Highway Code will establish a “hierarchy of road users” (Shutterstock)

The Dutch Reach and other new 2022 Highway Code rules drivers need to know

A14 Kettering

Kettering will grind to a halt without new A14 junction, MP warns

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Plug-in car grant for EVs slashed by 40%

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New driving laws 2022: the changes that will affect every driver

Calls for car tax crackdown as number of untaxed vehicles rises

Motorists urged to slow down

More than half of drivers still speeding on 30mph roads

New motoring law to close dangerous mobile phone loophole

Government reveals plan for national road crash investigation unit

Smart motorway roll-out ‘must be paused over lack of safety evidence’

The rail link would have used Harringworth viaduct The former South Luffenham station (thanks to John Turner of www.53amodels.co.uk for use of this photo)

'Reverse Beeching' rail plan for Kettering and Corby hits buffers

Government to bypass Commons approval to speed up HGV licence changes