As farmers begin the harvest season and agricultural traffic increases, leading rural insurer NFU Mutual is urging all rural road users to take extra care over the coming months. The harvest season is already underway in many places, with livestock farmers making their vital first cut of silage to build stores to feed cattle through next winter. Silage cutting is followed by hay making, generally … [Read more...]
Some Welsh driving tests resume 3 August
Some driving tests will resume in Wales on Monday 3 August, but there will be a phased return and candidates must wear face masks. Details have been published by the DVSA Centres will be closed but toilets will be available and candidates must not arrive until five minutes before due start time and observe social distancing rules. The DVSA says this advice replaces any given in emails to … [Read more...]
Welsh ratepayers want better roads to reduce stress
Potholes continue to cause despair and anger for motorists up and down the land, with these menaces costing British car owners £4bn in repair bills annually. Such is the gravity of people wishing to see the back of them, the government announced a £2.5bn fund to tackle the issue during the latest Budget, whilst councils have been using the lockdown period to ramp up their pothole filling … [Read more...]
How we use our roads is changing
While the number of miles travelled on our roads hardly changed in 2018 compared to the previous year, the forms of transport used has changed. Van traffic, despite experiencing slower growth in 2018, still saw a slight increase which sets a new record high. Cycling miles also rose and is now 34% above what it was 25 years ago. RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes, responding to the latest … [Read more...]
Welsh transport at cross-roads, say lobbyists
Green-transport group Sustrans say Welsh services stand at a crucial crossroads and will encourage the next first minister to lead a new approach fit for future generations. Sustrans Cymru Director Steve Brooks, presenting their views today at the Senydd, said in advance, “Decisions taken by politicians in Cardiff Bay over the next few months will have a huge baring on the lives of everyone in … [Read more...]
Bike to the Bluebirds home games
Cardiff City FC fans are being encouraged to pick up a Nextbike and beat the traffic for the Club’s first home game of the Premier League season tomorrow. The world’s most extensive bike share provider, Nextbike, has partnered with the Bluebirds to offer loyal Season Ticket Holders the chance to ride to home matches for free until the end of October. Scores of Bluebirds are expected to use … [Read more...]