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Smart motorways found to have higher breakdown rate
Yorkshire Evening Post
|June 20, 2025
Smart motorways have a vehicle breakdown rate nearly three times higher than conventional motorways, new figures show.
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National Highways statistics show 56% of breakdowns logged on England's motorways last year happened on smart motorways.
That is despite the roads only making up 20% of the total motorway network.
The 141,149 smart motorway breakdown incidents recorded in 2024 was an average of 387 per day.
The AA described the statistics, released in response to a Freedom of Information request, as "a major concern".
National Highways said the technology installed on smart motorways means breakdowns on those roads are more likely to be detected.
This story is from the June 20, 2025 edition of Yorkshire Evening Post.
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