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The National College for High Speed Rail will be split between Doncaster and Birmingham, the government reveals.
Network Rail told to cut costs by 20%
Network Rail will have to cut costs by a fifth over the next five years while improving services on Britain’s railways, the regulator has said
Women-only train carriages could cut sex attacks, says transport minister
Claire Perry tells Birmingham Tory conference she would look at new ideas to boost safety
Case for £250m trolleybus in Leeds is weak & flawed says university transport expert
A FORMER professor of transport planning at the University of Leeds has told a public inquiry the business case for a proposed £250m trolleybus scheme in the city is “weak, flawed and misleading.”
Minister sees red after signal box protest
Passionate protestors who tied red ribbons on a threatened signal box in Deeping St James are back on track with some good news – because their petition is on the fast train to the railway minister.
Wednesday, 01 October 2014
BBC News
- Cars will be taxed twice, says AAThe AA complains that the new vehicle tax system will provide the government with extra revenue, as some cars will, in effect, be taxed twice.
The Telegraph
- Roundabout of the Year 2014 competition, in picturesIn pics: The winner and the runners up in the Roundabout of the Year competition
- Tax discs scrapped: penalty fears for innocent driversThe DVLA could mistakenly seek to fine innocent drivers due to errors by ANPR cameras, experts warn as tax discs become obsolete
- Tax discs scrapped: how will changes affect drivers?With the era of the tax disc coming to an end on Wednesday, October 1, what do motorists need to know about paying vehicle excise duty in future?
- Tax discs scrapped: AA sends out badges to fill void on windscreenAA members who feel naked without a tax disc on their windscreen can plug the gap with a badge reminding them of when their next payment is due
Mail Online
- End of the road for the tax disc after 93 years: Drivers will no longer have to display disc on windscreens from today Motorists will still have to pay tax, but will no longer have to display a disc in their windscreen. But experts say thousands of motorists risk a £1000 fine because they have not had enough warning.
Other Regional Press
- Route of proposed A45 bypass modified after county council fails to reach agreement with Northamptonshire landownersThe route of the proposed A45 Flore, Upper Heyford and Weedon bypass has been modified due to problems acquiring land where the road will be built, the county council has announced.
- A66 lane to be reopened after closure for roadworks causes misery for motoristsU-turn by Highways Agency comes after works lead to huge tailbacks heading into Stockton today :: Repairs set to last five weeks
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