This post is unrelated to an early 1980’s Scottish new wave/post-punk band, fronted by singer Clare Grogan. When a Highways England contractor repairs damage, for example to a barrier, usually…

We have long evidenced Kier Highways and Highways England acting in concert to charge Third Parties (drivers, fleets, hauliers or their insurers), contract non-complaint rates; making exaggerated claims utilising a…

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…

Seemingly unable to find a single schedule of Damage to Crown Property (DCP) rates in 2018 for any of their Asset Support Contracts (since 2012), in 2019, Highways England compiled…

21/11/2016, Highways England’s CEO, Jim O’Sullivan, wrote to us: ‘I also want to ensure that drivers only pay appropriately for the damage they do to Crown property. I’m sure the…

06/01/2020 ICO rejects Highway England’s exemption: In 2016 the Chief Executive Officer of Highway England, Jim O’Sullivan’, wrote:  ‘Thanks for your note. I also want to ensure that drivers only…

11/2019 – Highways England Drives Claim Costs Up Whilst we understand the feedback from the NSoRC is being considered, it appears Highways England’s management has decided upon a different, aggressive,…

In some Highways England Areas, if the repair cost following Damage to Crown Property (DCP) is: over £10,000, Highways England is billed by Kier and it is the Authority who…

3 years ago … November 2016, Jim O’Sullivan Highways England’s CEO: ‘Thanks for your note. I also want to ensure that drivers only pay appropriately for the damage they do…

The old story… you make something idiot-proof and … they invent a better idiot? The same day Nottinghamshire Live called on the Government to stop building any more smart motorways…