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Wednesday, 16 July 2014

BBC News

• Ban on smoking in cars in WalesSmoking in cars when children are present is to be banned in Wales, the first minister announces.
• Embassies fail to pay £82m road billForeign embassies in London have failed to pay more than £82m in congestion charge over the past decade, figures reveal.

The Herald

• Congestion a bigger worry than crashes Car drivers are more concerned about congestion than having a crash or breaking down, according to an AA/Populus survey.

The Telegraph

• Penalty for using mobile whilst driving could be doubledPatrick McLoughlin, the Transport Secretary, says he is considering increasing the penalty from three points to six

Mail Online

• Six points for using your mobile at the wheel: Minister's plan to double penalty for calling and texting while driving Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has said the death toll from accidents caused by motorists texting or making calls has prompted the crackdown.

This is Money

• Britain's new Mini named Auto Express Car of the Year 2014The car is built in Oxford with engines made in Hams Hall near Birmingham and body panels coming from Swindon.

Other Regional Press

• ‘20mph speed limit will make us safer’ A FAMILY’S appeal to slash the speed limit on the road where their 10-year-old son was killed is a step nearer to success.
• Council awarded share of £168m of funding for pothole and road repairs to be spent by next March - including the new ‘volicity patcher’Central Bedfordshire Council had been awarded a share of £168million of government funding allocated to pothole and highway repairs - it will receive £592,075 to be spent by March 2015.

Other News Sources

• Multi-million pound cash injection for Guildford's one-way systemAlmost £3 million of a £15 million pot will go on the town's gyratory, with around £4 million more to go on further transport improvements