The British roads which need repairs would stretch almost around the world and some of the worst are in Wales. The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey has identified 24,000 miles of roads with potholes and last year its operators were filling one every 21 seconds. Councils have told them each authority needs an additional £3.3 Million to keep up with improvements and £9.3 Billion … [Read more...]
Highways England is destroying accident evidence
An insurance claims management company has lodged a formal complaint with Highways England over destruction of potentially vital CCTV evidence. “When Highways England are aware of an incident, why on earth is the CCTV footage not retained?”, said MD Philip Swift, of Claims Management & Adjusting has formally written to Highways England about its National Control Centre’s CCTV footage being … [Read more...]