£100 fine for using closed smart motorway lanes

MOTORISTS traveling on smart motorway lanes that have been closed due to an accident or breakdown risk £100 on-the-spot fines under new plans. The Department for Transport is said to be considering £100 fixed-penalty notices for those who ignore the red Xs on overhead gantries on the UK’S 250-mile smart motorway network. In some areas, the hard shoulder has been converted into an extra running lane that’s closed during an incident, but some drivers are said to ignore these warnings.