General Election 2015
11 May
| Conservative Party
Now that the electioneering is over and the Conservative Party has retained control of Britain, what are the most likely changes ahead for managers of vehicle fleets?
The Tories had already committed to building plenty of new roads to ease the pressure on traffic black spots. The £15bn plan is the biggest road-building programme for 50 years and includes more than 100 projects, like revamping the A303, A27 and A47 trunk roads and improving the A1 route between England and Scotland. The total improvement is likely to add 1,300 ‘lane miles’ to the network but will cause roadwork delays until 2021.
Although these routes will be improving over time, saving time and money on the wear and tear of vehicles, in the meantime, your fleet could be stuck in a few traffic jams over the next few years!
David Cameron has pledged to provide the money for local councils to fix millions of potholes plaguing Britain’s roads which we all know to be one of the biggest problems on our roads. Read more on potholes in our previous blog here.