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Ports feel the chill as trade re-routes around Brexit Britain

In Holyhead, traffic has fallen 50% as hauliers stymied by Brexit find their way from Ireland to France without entering the UKPerched on the shores of Anglesey, the island linked by road bridges to the north-west coast of Wales, Holyhead’s geography has given it a leading role in British-Irish trade since the early 19th century.About 50 miles directly across the Irish Sea from Dublin, a journey of just three-and-a-quarter hours by ferry, Holyhead was until December the second busiest roll-on roll-off port in the UK after Dover. About 450,000 trucks rumbled through each year on their way to Du...

Death toll on smart motorways hits new record [Subscription]

Figures for fatalities on controversial highways held back by transport chiefs

Drivers will be offered £3,000 'credit' to give up cars and shift to greener transport

The credits will be used on alternative modes of transport such as bicycles and electric scooters but will also work on congestion-easing forms like public transport, car clubs and taxis.

Sunday, 21 February 2021

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