Why pay a Highways England claim in the absence of documentation and explanation?  An answer is that the Authority will rely…

Following the recent dismissal of an application made by the ICO to strike out an application to appeal, upon the…

Out of the (Amey) Frying Pan, into the (Kier) Fire? Collisions, spills and … fires: if you negligently damage Birmingham…

The cat is out of the bag – contrary to Highways England’s previous statements, ASC (pre-planned) rates and DCP (damage…

Smart Motorways ‘ ‘Follow the Money[1]’ Why do motorways (as opposed to ‘minor’ roads) have ‘hard shoulders’? Why are refuges…

Apparently, Kier and/or Highways England are unable to undertake the task any 10-year old with a mobile phone … alter…

Highways England is bringing all claims following Damage to Crown Property (DCP), in-house. Rather than the contractor retaining sub-£10,000 claims,…

A contractor having had their knuckles wrapped for adding a 10% ‘admin’ fee to claims (HHJ Godsmark – para 40):…

This post is unrelated to an early 1980’s Scottish new wave/post-punk band, fronted by singer Clare Grogan. When a Highways…

And so it appears this is the approach Highways England have adopted to their contractors, such as Kier Highways ……