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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Neil Lancefield

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Smart motorways have higher rate of recorded breakdowns - What They Never Told You

Recorded motorway breakdowns in England have increased by 47% in a decade to exceed a quarter of a million annually (Alamy/PA) -

Smart motorways have a vehicle breakdown rate nearly three times higher than conventional motorways, new figures show.

National Highways statistics show 56% of breakdowns logged on England’s motorways last year happened on smart motorways.

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