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Oxford Street becomes traffic-free between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street from Monday 26 October 2026. What happens to the buses, taxis and surrounding roads when almost a kilometre of one of London’s busiest streets changes? In this video, I walk the West End to show the affected area and examine Transport for London’s traffic modelling.
It’s Thursday 21st August 2025, and we’re about to head into the last long Bank Holiday weekend until Christmas. Yes, brace yourselves – this is it, the final three-day hurrah before the tinsel comes out and you start panicking about where the year went. And, as ever, the great British tradition of the August getaway is alive and well. Whether you’re off to the seaside, visiting family, or making a break for the airports, one thing is guaranteed: traffic chaos.
According to the RAC and transport data crunchers INRIX, nearly 18 million leisure trips will be made across England and Wales between Friday and Monday. That’s enough cars to fill the M25 ten times over – and then some!
Scotland, oh beautiful Scotland – home to some of the world’s most breathtaking driving roads. It’s where the tarmac winds through valleys and over hills, offering an exhilarating experience to anyone behind the wheel. But now, a blanket 50mph speed limit is being proposed for all single carriageways, and quite frankly, it’s a bit of a slap in the face for those of us who truly cherish the joy of driving.
If I told you that the world’s most crooked street is no longer in San Francisco, would you believe me? No? Well, buckle up because it’s true, and you won’t believe where it’s now located. Welcome to Bahria Town, Karachi—home to Pakistan’s version of San Francisco’s iconic Lombard Street. But they haven’t just replicated it—they’ve taken the title for the world’s crookedest road with a whopping 12 corners compared to Lombard’s eight!
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has expanded the ULEZ – Ultra Low Emission Zone – to cover the whole of Greater London right up to the M25 in some places, from 29th August 2023 (See first pinned video below), making London the largest low emission zone in the world.
Continue reading “ULEZ: Everything you Need to Know! [Part 3]”
Exclusive interview with the intrepid MCP (Motorsports Club of Pakistan) team from Pakistan – Syed Ghazanfar Agha, Liaquat Malik, and Amir Butt – who embarked on an epic journey spanning nearly 10,000km. Over the course of 18 days, they drove from Karachi, Pakistan to London, UK, traversing through Iran, Turkey, Greece, and several other European countries.
Dive into the heart of London’s transport debate with “Superloop vs. Electric Car: Epic London Challenge | Full Route Comparison!” Launched in July 2023, the Superloop bus service was introduced by Transport for London and the London Mayor to enhance connectivity in outer London. So the Superloop is intended to replace your car. But how does it stack up against the convenience of a personal vehicle?
Six months on from the expansion of ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) to cover the whole of London, in August 2023 and the London Mayor still hasn’t released impact data to prove that it’s improved the air quality in the expanded zones. And it won’t be released until after the elections in May 2024. However, I shot two videos last year, taking an ELITECH Temptop air quality meter around London, covering firstly the previous ULEZ zone in part 1 and the proposed area of expansion in Part 2. This means I can directly compare my findings today, six months on from the expansion to the data I had before, to see if there has been any improvement in air quality. This is what I do in this video. And the results may surprise you – they certainly astonished me!
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has expanded the ULEZ – Ultra Low Emission Zone – to cover the whole of Greater London right up to the M25 in some places, from 29th August 2023 (See first pinned video below), making London the largest low emission zone in the world.
Continue reading “ULEZ: Everything you Need to Know! [Part 2]”