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The government is going to make sure satnavs are updated so motorists can avoid being sent down closed roads.

The government is going to make sure satnavs are updated so motorists can avoid being sent down closed roads.

SAT navs will now automatically update short-term traffic measures - and stop sending drivers down closed roads.The Government is set to launch new me

THIS WEEK we are looking back at the process and the end result of the A69 Bridge End roundabout that took over two years to complete.

Sat-nav technology will be updated with the latest road closures in a move that could save motorists millions of pounds in low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) fines, the Government will announce tomorrow.

Councils in England will have to digitise all traffic regulation measures such as temporary speed limits or road closures

Local councils and traffic authorities will be required to hand over ‘up-to-date information’ about Traffic Regulation Orders

The new changes mean UK drivers will know if there is an empty parking spot nearby and will no longer be sent down closed roads as sat-navs are set to automatically update short-term changes

The government is going to make sure satnavs are updated so motorists can avoid being sent down closed roads.

The government is going to make sure satnavs are updated so motorists can avoid being sent down closed roads.