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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Matthew Weaver

‘Frightening’ rise in vehicles driving wrong way on England’s motorways

A car driving the wrong way on a motorway
Reports of ‘oncoming vehicles’ rose to 872 in year to 19 June, up 102 on the previous year. Photograph: Kent Police/PA

Incidents of vehicles being driven the wrong way on England’s motorways rose to almost 900 in the last 12 months, an increase of 13%, according to figures described as “frightening”.

Alarmed motoring groups called for technological interventions to reverse the increase in these potentially lethal driving errors, which are thought to be linked to an overreliance by drivers on satnav devices.

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