The M6 Toll has racked up another £41 million of losses as vehicle numbers slump.

Scores of drivers were stopped by Highways Agency workers carrying out a census as they came off the M6 in Staffordshire as bosses look at extending a scheme to open up the hard shoulder.

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle has been banned from the road for speeding. The 28-year-old was caught breaking the 70mph speed limit along the M6 Toll.

Frustrated motorists were stuck in queues after a severe bus fire in Cannock closed off a busy dual carriageway in both directions.

Haulage companies today hit out at the latest price rises on the M6 Toll and insisted they will carry on avoiding it when charges go up.

Fees on the M6 Toll motorway will rise again from March 1, bosses have announced.

Fewer motorists are now using the M6 Toll than when it was opened eight years ago, figures show today.

It was supposed to be a low-key carol concert to bring a festive feel to a Staffordshire service station during the countdown to Christmas.

The M6 toll is operating at half its design capacity and is an “inefficient use of the road network”, a new report says.