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Thursday, 14 August 2014

Government

• Lorry levy hauls in more than £17 million from foreign truckersMore than 618,000 levies have been bought for over 112,000 lorries from 76 countries since the HGV road user levy was introduced in April 2014.

BBC News

• Swansea criticised over DVA problemsDVLA staff in Swansea are accused of 'dropping the ball' by a Northern Ireland minister over reports of delays in taxing and registering vehicles.
• Second A9 design contract awardedThe second of three design contracts worth up to £60m in the project to convert the A9 to a dual carriageway is awarded to Jacobs.

The Herald

• US firm wins £60m contract to dual A9A contract worth up to £60 million to transform a 32-mile stretch of the A9 into dual carriageway has been awarded to a California-based company.

London Evening Standard

• GetTaxi is latest cab app off rank to raise millions GetTaxi has become the latest cab booking app to have hundreds of millions of dollars poured into it, with the Israeli start-up set to close a $150 million (£89 million) funding round.