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…

For the second time this month, I find myself writing out of exasperation about the conduct of Highways England and…

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):…

What was the National Schedule of Repairs Costs (NSoRC) really about and why did it fail.  Thus far, an FOIA…

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