The AA

07/03/2025

The AA has repeated its call for the return of the hard shoulder across the English motorway network after a new survey suggested that anxiety over smart motorways is increasing.

15/01/2025

Motoring organisations have reported a mixed picture of ‘pothole-related’ call-outs last year.

14/12/2022

The president of the AA has called on ministers to run a pilot project to restore the hard shoulder on an all lane running (ALR) smart motorway with a ‘lane discipline’ campaign to encourage drivers to make best use of the remaining three lanes.

07/09/2022

Motoring group, the AA has set out a 10-point action plan for the UK's new transport secretary - making calls for action on big issues such as road safety improvements.

20/01/2022

AA president Edmund King OBE has called for more ‘cops in cars’ as progress tackling death rates on UK roads has plateaued over the last decade.

30/08/2019

Highways England's control centres can take an average of 17 minutes to spot a broken down vehicle in a live lane of an all lane running ‘smart’ motorway when Stationary Vehicle Detection (SVD) systems are not in place.

04/05/2018

Nine out of 10 drivers believe roads are worse now compared to 10 years, ago according to a study by the AA.

12/04/2016

A series of “smart” junctions are set to be introduced in a bid to cut congestion on the M25, according to reports.

10/03/2016

A survey carried out by the AA has revealed that almost two out of every five drivers had their vehicles damaged by potholes over the past two years.