Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Scrap Smart Motorways & reinstate hard shoulders

Closed 1,133 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government needs to address the danger of smart motorways & reinstate the hard shoulder for distressed vehicles.
I travel regularly on motorways & have seen vehicles broken down & in distress in a live lane. There have been people killed needlessly in these lanes & I fear worse to come.

Timeline

6 Sep 2021 Petition opened for signatures
6 Mar 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,133
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 6 Sep 2021
Closed 6 Mar 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.