Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNew research shows 31 drivers were charged in 30 weeks across England and Wales for driving the wrong direction on motorways. Offences included drivers reversing along carriageways, executing U-turns near fast traffic, and driving up slip roads to bypass traffic jams. National Highways recorded 947 incidents involving oncoming vehicles on England's motorways over a 12-month period. Convicted motorists face significant fines, victim surcharges, court costs, penalty points, and potential driving bans. Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation described the phenomenon of motorists driving into oncoming motorway traffic as the stuff of nightmares. In fullMotorists caught every week driving wrong way on UK motorways ‘stuff of nightmares’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Motorist charged every week for driving wrong way on motorways
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNew research shows 31 drivers were charged in 30 weeks across England and Wales for driving the wrong direction on motorways. Offences included drivers reversing along carriageways, executing U-turns near fast traffic, and driving up slip roads to bypass traffic jams. National Highways recorded 947 incidents involving oncoming vehicles on England's motorways over a 12-month period. Convicted motorists face significant fines, victim surcharges, court costs, penalty points, and potential driving bans. Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation described the phenomenon of motorists driving into oncoming motorway traffic as the stuff of nightmares. In fullMotorists caught every week driving wrong way on UK motorways ‘stuff of nightmares’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
