The cat is out of the bag – contrary to Highways England’s previous statements, ASC (pre-planned) rates and DCP (damage to Crown property) rates are the same. Following a collision,…

Smart Motorways ‘ ‘Follow the Money[1]’ Why do motorways (as opposed to ‘minor’ roads) have ‘hard shoulders’? Why are refuges required on ‘smart’ motorways? Motorway design has incorporated a safe…

For the second time this month, I find myself writing out of exasperation about the conduct of Highways England and the ICO.  This time, the issue is a more philanthropic; not…

Apparently, Kier and/or Highways England are unable to undertake the task any 10-year old with a mobile phone … alter an image! We previously reported upon an image submitted with…

Highways England is bringing all claims following Damage to Crown Property (DCP), in-house. Rather than the contractor retaining sub-£10,000 claims, the Authority is now paying many of these too and…

A contractor having had their knuckles wrapped for adding a 10% ‘admin’ fee to claims (HHJ Godsmark – para 40): The additional 10% Administration Charge is not a reasonable addition…

What was the National Schedule of Repairs Costs (NSoRC) really about and why did it fail.  Thus far, an FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request has failed to uncover the…