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Tuesday, 11 January 2011

BBC News

• Keeping an uninsured car soon to be illegal in Britain New rules will make it illegal to keep an uninsured car in Britain whether it is being driven or not.
• Fiat raises Chrysler stake to 25%Italian carmaker Fiat increases its stake in Chrysler to 25% after meeting a commitment to produce a small engine in the US.

Department for Transport

• First Chairman of Highways Agency board appointedAlan Cook has been appointed as the first ever non-executive Chairman of the Highways Agency board.

The Guardian

• Local couriers get transport minister's mobile number After hitting out at the handling of Scotland's icy road problems, an Edinburgh delivery firm got a hotline to the man in charge

The Herald

• £100m to repair Scotland™s roads ravaged by weatherScotland™s councils are facing a bill of up to £100 million over budget for road repairs and increased maintenance work caused by this winter™s severe weather.

Belfast Telegraph

• Improved roads can aid economy, quarrying experts claimIncreasing spending on Northern Ireland's roads will help the economy come out of recession, according to a body which represents the quarrying industry.Related StoriesBig movies boost Cineworld coffersYou can always bank on host of Santander gripesSamsung set to use technology from UlsterBoost for financial firms as sales riseManufacturing industry to 'lead us out of recession'

Manchester Evening News

• Council bosses bought grit from Peru, despite being only 50 miles from UK's biggest salt mine Town hall bosses less than 50 miles from Britain™s biggest rock salt mine has been forced to buy grit from Peru. Rochdale council bought 3,000 tonnes of salt from the South American country after transport bosses became concerned grit levels could fall critically low for a second year running.

Other Regional Press

• Kirklees highways “fails to repair unlit bollards” HIGHWAYS staff have been criticised for failing to repair unlit and damaged bollards on major roads around Huddersfield.
• Cave under Manchester Road in Slaithwaite reported FOUR months before repairs WORK to secure one of Huddersfield’s main roads following the discovery of an underground cavern started FOUR months after problems were first reported.
• Alex Salmond vows to cut fuel costs in ScotlandALEX Salmond has vowed to use North Sea revenues to cut the soaring cost of fuel in Scotland.
• Potholes scar a third of Aberdeen area™s roadsALMOST a third of the Aberdeen area™s roads are not up to scratch due to potholes, it was revealed today.

Washington Post

• Honda to offer natural gas, hybrid for 2012 Civic DETROIT -- Honda Motor Co. said Monday it plans to sell a nearly emission-free, natural gas-powered version of its new Civic sedan in all 50 states starting this year.
• Prius ranks as Japan's top-selling car in 2010 TOKYO -- Toyota's Prius hybrid ranked as Japan's top-selling car in 2010 with annual sales hitting an all-time high, bucking the fallout from a series of massive global recalls, an auto industry group said Tuesday.