12/04/2021 an Information tribunal upholds our appeal, the judge writing: ‘I am unable to agree with the Commissioner that HE was correct when it said there was no further information…

Why pay a Highways England claim in the absence of documentation and explanation?  An answer is that the Authority will rely upon ‘Coles v Heatherton‘ claiming they only need to use…

Following the recent dismissal of an application made by the ICO to strike out an application to appeal, upon the basis that my approach was vexatious, I was moved to…

ASC Rates determine whether a claim is above or below the threshold; yes & no! ‘In Asset Support Contract (ASC) the tendered contract rates are contained in the Pricing Schedule…

Out of the (Amey) Frying Pan, into the (Kier) Fire? Collisions, spills and … fires: if you negligently damage Birmingham City ‘street furniture’, such as a barrier, you can expect…

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…