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Brompton is to invest £100m in a new factory built on a recently restored wetland at Ashford in Kent. The radical development will stand on stilts to safeguard against flooding and not include any new car parking facilities but rather rely on new walking and cycle routes from the local railway station. “The whole reason this works is...

Changes to the Highway Code that will permit drivers of autonomous cars to watch films while they're behind the wheel seem premature given the tech isn't currently permitted to be used on Britain's roads, so when - and more importantly, why - will driverless cars arrive on British roads? We've lost count of all the benefits promised of...

The heavier the car, the more damage it causes in the event of a crash. It's one of the reasons the current fashion for SUVs contributes to road danger and it's a threat to safety that's about to become worse as large 4x4s go electric. The problem is set to be particularly acute in America where there's an appetite for supersized vehicles....

School Streets deliver significant reductions in traffic not only at drop-off and pick-up times, but over the whole day according to a new report. Not-for-profit organisation Cross River Partnership (CRP) and the University of Westminster’s Active Travel Academy found improvements in several healthy streets indicators on the roads with...

As a driver, it's easy to feel entitled to the road space outside one's home, but what value should be placed upon it? The pressure on parking space is most acute in cities, despite these areas housing the highest proportion of people without access to a car. In common with other boroughs in London, Islington is blighted by dangerous air...

Looking like a cross between a smart golf buggy and a cargo bike, UPS's latest foray into electric delivery vehicles is, in fact, a four-wheeled e-assist cycle or eQuad for short. UPS is trialling 100 of the eQuads, built by UK firm Fernhay, across London with a view to expanding their use to 7 other European cities. As traffic congestion...

As the use of battery-powered bikes and scooters becomes increasingly popular, is there a greater risk of fire? London firefighters last year dealt with over 70 blazes caused by electric bicycle and e-scooters. A London Fire Brigade spokesperson told The Standard, which obtained the figures: “Many of the fires we are seeing involve...

Whether you use your phone while riding to plot your route, take pics or call on our cycle rescue service if you break down, it's all for nothing if it runs out of juice. Power banks offer a back-up, but better still a solar-powered phone charger. We've got a phone charger to give away that offers the best of both worlds. Four fold-out...

Brussels has doubled the amount of money it pays residents who give up their car. The Bruxell’air scheme launched in 2006 and until recently paid drivers €500 to give up their car. This cash incentive has now doubled to €900 (£762). The financial incentive aims to encourage motorists in Brussels to give up their cars in favour of modes of...

Following news that New Yorkers can now earn a generous bounty if they submit camera footage of illegal idling lorries, comes a British-designed app that can identify and help report speeding drivers. With speeding on British roads commonplace and for the most part unchallenged due to an underfunded police force and a government unwilling...