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Friday, 23 January 2015

BBC News

• Car-buying spree boosts borrowingConsumer borrowing hit a near seven-year high in November, mainly as a result of new car sales, Bank of England figures show.
• VIDEO: Snow windscreen driver 'reckless'Greater Manchester Police say a driver filmed travelling along a Manchester motorway with its windscreen obscured by snow is
• Stranded cargo ship arrives in portThe Hoegh Osaka cargo ship which has been stranded in the Solent since 3 January, arrives at Southampton Port.
• Car production at seven-year highCar plants in the UK produced more than 1.5 million vehicles last year, the most since 2007, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
• VIDEO: Footage shows rescue as ship sinksFootage shows the crew of a boat being rescued just moments before it sinks off the coast of the Isle of Lewis.
• Airport set for next expansion stageEdinburgh Airport is to start another stage of its expansion, with the announcement of a £50m development.
• UKIP man says stop claimants drivingA UKIP member calls for people who claim benefits to be banned from driving to free up space on the roads.
• MPs criticise 'cast-off' trainsRail passengers outside the south-east of England are expected to put up with
• Tram-train route plan revealedA plan to run trams on railway lines in an area of Greater Manchester are revealed.
• Transport headache at London BridgeSmall errors snowball for Network Rail

Financial Times

• Airlines fly high on cheaper fuelShares rally as Dow Jones Transportation Average rebounds

The Herald

• CAR DEALS 'LIKE MOTORING ROULETTE'Almost half of drivers who have bought a used car privately believe they were deceived by the seller, leading to a claim the practice is akin to

The Telegraph

• Commuter etiquette: how to deal with the rageDon't lose your cool on the way to work, there are better ways to deal with an attack of commuter rage

Times Online

• Historic move to safeguard cyclists (Subscription)Cyclists will take centre stage in Britain’s transport network after plans were drawn up for the first government safe cycling budget.

Mail Online

• Stranded car transporter ship docks in Southampton Hoegh Osaka was beached deliberately near on January 3 after it began listing dangerously as it left Southampton. It arrived at the Hampshire port this evening (pictured) after a 19-day salvage operation.
• Commuter rage? It's mobiles that are making us mad, writes JAN MOIR Commuters carry their wrath about their person like a packed lunch, ready to be unwrapped at any time, writes JAN MOIR.

The Mirror

• Almost half of drivers who have bought used cars privately fear they were DECEIVED by the sellerOf the 45% of drivers who feel they have been misled, more than two thirds (67%) think they were sold a faulty car and 21% think they paid too much

Daily Post (North Wales)

• LOOK: See inside the Airbus Beluga cargo aircraftTake a peek inside the Super Transporter that takes wings from Broughton to the final assembly lines in Toulouse, Hamburg and Seville

London Evening Standard

• Speed Triple is an all-out Triumph Triumph is celebrating its most successful year ever, after selling a record 8,128 bikes in the UK to maintain its 18.7 per cent share of the UK market. With bikes such as the £9,749 Speed Triple ABS, it’s easy to see why. It began in 1994 as an 885cc machine, dubbed the Speed Triple, in a nod to the Speed Twin from 1938. It gained a 1,050cc engine in 2005, followed by a new fuel injection and engine management system.
• Tube congestion fears at Victoria station as subway lift work starts Tube passengers have been told to expect disruption for up to three years as work begins on an underground passageway at Victoria station.
• The future's bike: how to transform your ride with cycle technology In the olden days, if asked to imagine the transport of the future, moon-eyed dreamers would chatter about flying DeLoreans and transparent tubes through which to zoom across the city. Unfortunately, Back To The Future proved ambitious: our cars remain earthbound and Boris is yet to erect a flume system for traversing the capital. Instead, innovation zealots should look to bikes — cycle tech is reaching for the space age.
• Plans to close London Underground ticket offices costing £134 million Boris Johnson’s plan to close London Underground ticket offices will hit the transport budget for £134 million, it emerged today.
• 'Epileptic fit fears on delay-hit trains into London Bridge' Rail campaigners have written to transport bosses to complain of flickering signs on board some trains into London Bridge which they claim could trigger epileptic seizures in passengers.
• Can LPG fuel the drive against pollution? Remember the motor industry’s 2009 scrappage scheme which, backed by £300 million from the Government, persuaded thousands to upgrade to newer cars, boosting the beleaguered motor industry? Around 400,000 vehicles were ordered through this scheme before it was, itself, scrapped in 2010.

Northern Echo

• Plans to 'modify' Pacer trains - despite Cameron vow to scrap them PLANS are being drawn up to “modifyâ€� the North’s hated Pacer trains – despite David Cameron’s personal vow that the decrepit vehicles will be axed.

This Is Local London Network

• Political wrangling comes to an end as Surbiton 20mph zones finally agreed The scheme had to be rejigged after Kingston Council officers said Conservative-led plans only to introduce limits within 100m of schools would be

Yorkshire Post

• Now King’s Cross fiasco puts northern rail projects in doubtDOUBTS have emerged over the ability of Network Rail to deliver much-needed Northern transport improvements.

Bucks Free Press

• Debate on HS2 funding proposed A debate on whether to hold a referendum on funding for the HS2 rail project is set to take place in Parliament tomorrow.

East Anglian Daily Times

• £255k investment in Braintree district car parks over the next three yearsCar parks across Braintree district are set to be boosted by a £255,000 investment over the next three years.

Sleaford Standard

• Link road ‘on hold’The controversial application to forcefully acquire the land to build a link road across Sleaford’s Boston Road Recreation Ground is ‘on hold’, say district council officials.

Other Regional Press

• Alcohol banned on board trains back from London after Boro's game at BrentfordFans will not be able to take booze on East Coast services back from King's Cross after the game at Griffin Park next weekend
• Teesside roadworks last THREE TIMES longer than the national averageEach set of delay-causing roadworks in the area lasted for an average of 34 days last year - the fifth highest in England
• MyFerryLink owner Eurotunnel and P&O Ferries at loggerheads as they argue if Operation Stack proves the need for more capacity from Dover to CalaisMyFerryLink owners Eurotunnel and rivals P&O Ferries at loggerheads as the misery of Operation Stack stretches into the weekend.
• Operation Stack phase two brought in on the M20 southbound due to reduced capacity on Eurotunnel and Channel TunnelCommuters and lorry drivers are set for a new day of Operation Stack tailbacks - with no let-up until the weekend.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Leeds bus lane cameras rake in £3m in finesBus lane cameras have seen motorists around Leeds charged almost three million pounds in fines over the past two years. The cameras have been put in place to spot motorists who are illegally using bus lanes around the city. One camera alone caught over 25,000 drivers in the bus lane in the two years up to April 2014. This device is situated on Boar Lane in Leeds city centre. The second most prolific camera, which caught out more than 10,000 drivers in its first year, is situated on Kirkstall Road bus lane. According to Leeds City Council, the cameras are intended to cut congestion and drive up...

Railnews

• Network Rail 'must regain confidence' A committee of MPs has delivered a bleak assessment of Network Rail's management of major engineering work, and also called for more rail investment outside London. The House of Commons Transport Committee said it welcomed record investment committed to the ˜classic™ rail network but warns that Network Rail must also regain the confidence of passengers following recent disruption.

Aviation Industry

• Air Passenger Duty devolved to ScotlandTransport chief says decision will ‘damage’ northern airports

Other News Sources

• Ryanair Calls On UK Government To Axe The Tax For All Ryanair, the UKrsquo;s favourite airline, today (22 Jan) called on the UK Government to scrap APD for all British customers at all British airports and follow the example of its Irish...