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Christmas travel disruption for motorists and train passengers amid festive getaway

Several incidents of travel disruption has caused delays for motorists and train passengers

Evening Standard

UK drivers urged not to travel during height of ‘record Christmas getaway’

RAC says to avoid major routes in England between 1pm and 7pm on Friday and Saturday as long queues expected

The Guardian - UK

Storm Darragh: more than 170,000 UK homes without power; man killed by falling tree

Police said the man in his 40s was driving on a dual carriageway when the tree fell on his van

The Guardian - UK

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Years of curiosity caught up with me – and I called that mysterious motorway helpline

Going down a private equity rabbit hole was the last thing I thought I’d encounter when I finally dialled the number, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

Snow closes roads and railway lines as Storm Bert hits UK

Warnings for wind, rain and snow across UK, for floods around England, and ice in parts of Scotland and England

The Guardian - UK

Storm Bert: Britons brace for 70mph winds, heavy snow and torrential rain as severe weather looms

The country has braced for the storm’s arrival with weather warnings and flood alerts in place.

Evening Standard

Storm Bert brings weather warnings and travel disruption

The country has braced for the storm’s arrival with weather warnings and flood alerts in place.

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M2 crash: Drivers stuck in freezing cold cars overnight after lorry collides with pedestrian

The M2 remained shut on Thursday evening, around 20 hours after the crash

Evening Standard

Winter breakdowns up by more than a fifth in four years

National Highways said it recorded 68,893 breakdowns on its network between November 2023 and January 2024.

The Independent UK

M25 traffic gridlocked as motorway closes near Heathrow following huge crash

Lanes in both directions were closed

Evening Standard

Girl, 17, dies after being hit by car on M5 in Somerset

Motorists are being diverted around the closure via the A38 – which is also now facing long delays

The Independent UK

Dartford Crossing: Furious drivers handed millions in fines by mistake

More than 55 million journeys are made on the crossing each year

The Independent UK

Dartford Crossing: Drivers handed £4.1m in fines by mistake

Instances of drivers being fined or charged when a vehicle with a similar plate to their own used the crossing

Evening Standard

Dartford Tunnel closures spark fresh demands for new Lower Thames Crossing to get green light

One tunnel was shut all day on Monday after a spillage, leaving drivers stuck in hours-long queues of traffic

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Tesco lorry fire causes long delays on M25

The clockwise carriageway of the M25 between Junction 5 in Kent and Junction 6 in Surrey is likely to remain closed for the rest of Monday.

The Independent UK

UK weather: Motorway flooded as ‘severe’ storms continue across England

Motorways have been flooded in the north east of England with more thunderstorms expected to roll in

Evening Standard

UK's worst and best motorways revealed as traffic jams hit record levels

Average hold-ups were 11.0 seconds per vehicle per mile in the year to the end of June - the longest in records dating back to March 2016

The Independent UK

M42 named England’s worst motorway – while the M40 ranks top

Among A roads, the A12 from London to Essex is rated worst

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Evening Standard

Lower Thames Crossing: Transport Secretary Louise Haigh slams £1billion planning process bill

She confirmed the paperwork for the project had spiralled to 360,000 pages

Evening Standard

M25 pothole 'takes out 20 cars in darkness' causing rush-hour chaos

More than 20 cars forced to pull over on hard shoulder amid mammoth M25 pothole, say motorists

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: strong wind warning issued as England and Wales cope with floods

Transport disrupted and more than 60 flood warnings still in place, with more downpours to come

The Independent UK

Travel chaos continues for road and rail commuters after extreme rainfall

‘At this stage we cannot provide a timeline for the A421 road to reopen’ – National Highways

Evening Standard

Horror as man dies after being hit by lorry on M25 hard shoulder in Essex

Hugh delays after smash between Junction 29 Upminster and Jnc 30 Thurrock on Sunday morning

Evening Standard

M25 slip road to shut for seven weekends for work on £170m junction 28 upgrade

The exit slip road at junction 28 is to shut this weekend and next, and for five other weekends

The Independent UK

Drivers who have never been to Dartford Crossing fined for unpaid journeys

ANPR cameras appear to be capturing the wrong drivers and sending them penalty charge notices

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