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Friday, 02 March 2012

BBC News

• Japan car sales jump in FebruaryJapanese car sales, including those of 660cc mini vehicles, rise as consumers cash in on government subsidies for energy-efficient cars.
• Oil price jumps to 43-month highThe price of crude oil jumps to a three-and-a-half-year high after reports of a blast at a pipeline in Saudi Arabia.

Department for Transport

• ** STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 ON 2 MARCH 2012 ** Drivers urged to Think BikerA £1.2 million THINK! campaign urging drivers to see the person behind the motorcycle helmet was launched today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.

The Independent

• Cable begs US bosses not to shut UK car plant The Government has made a last-minute appeal to the car-maker GM not to close its Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, in an attempt to prevent the loss of the 2,100 jobs there.Related StoriesGay marriage completely nuts, says Tory MPGay marriage 'completely nuts', says Tory MPPM denies riding horse loaned to Rebekah BrooksGay marriage

Mail Online

• Petrol prices: Cost of filling family car will top £96 today as pressure grows to freeze fuel dutyUnleaded has already climbed to within a fraction of the record 137.43p per litre set in May last year - and the average motorist has seen the cost of filling their car soar by £18 to £96 in the last two years.

London Evening Standard

• Diesel costs 4p more in the countryThe price of diesel in rural filling stations is, on average, 4p more than in urban areas, a new survey has shown.

Yorkshire Post

• Survey reveals half the markings on British roads are barely visibleAround half of British road markings are barely visible, a survey shows.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Free parking in yellow line gapMOTORISTS are causing disruption in Midland Road, Peterborough by parking where double yellow lines have been temporarily removed.

Other Regional Press

• UK & World News: Diesel costs 4p more in the countryThe price of diesel in rural filling stations is, on average, 4p more than in urban areas, a new survey has shown.
• ˜Delays to Aberdeen™s bypass are costing £578,000 a day™DELAYS to Aberdeen™s bypass are costing the region a potential £578,000 spin-off a day, supporters have warned.