- New research shows 31 drivers were charged in 30 weeks across England and Wales for driving the wrong direction on motorways.
- Offences included drivers reversing along carriageways, executing U-turns near fast traffic, and driving up slip roads to bypass traffic jams.
- National Highways recorded 947 incidents involving oncoming vehicles on England's motorways over a 12-month period.
- Convicted motorists face significant fines, victim surcharges, court costs, penalty points, and potential driving bans.
- Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation described the phenomenon of motorists driving into oncoming motorway traffic as the stuff of nightmares.
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