Nick Ferrari labelled the introduction of smart motorways a “scandal” and urged the government to scrap them as quickly as possible.

The government have rolled out smart motorways, in which drivers can drive in the hard shoulder during busy times to ease congestion.

But it was recently revealed that 38 people have been killed on smart motorways in the last five years, renewing concerns about their safety.

Nick said: “Every day, more lives are put at risk by this ludicrous and clearly unsafe policy.

“The All-Party Parliamentary Group looked at the 400-miles of motorway that has this system in place. It’s meant to have technology that detects when someone has stopped on the ‘hard shoulder’ and close the lane to other traffic.

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