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Friday, 23 January 2015

BBC News

• Car-buying spree boosts borrowingConsumer borrowing hit a near seven-year high in November, mainly as a result of new car sales, Bank of England figures show.
• VIDEO: Snow windscreen driver 'reckless'Greater Manchester Police say a driver filmed travelling along a Manchester motorway with its windscreen obscured by snow is
• Car production at seven-year highCar plants in the UK produced more than 1.5 million vehicles last year, the most since 2007, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
• UKIP man says stop claimants drivingA UKIP member calls for people who claim benefits to be banned from driving to free up space on the roads.

The Herald

• CAR DEALS 'LIKE MOTORING ROULETTE'Almost half of drivers who have bought a used car privately believe they were deceived by the seller, leading to a claim the practice is akin to

The Mirror

• Almost half of drivers who have bought used cars privately fear they were DECEIVED by the sellerOf the 45% of drivers who feel they have been misled, more than two thirds (67%) think they were sold a faulty car and 21% think they paid too much

London Evening Standard

• Speed Triple is an all-out Triumph Triumph is celebrating its most successful year ever, after selling a record 8,128 bikes in the UK to maintain its 18.7 per cent share of the UK market. With bikes such as the £9,749 Speed Triple ABS, it’s easy to see why. It began in 1994 as an 885cc machine, dubbed the Speed Triple, in a nod to the Speed Twin from 1938. It gained a 1,050cc engine in 2005, followed by a new fuel injection and engine management system.
• Can LPG fuel the drive against pollution? Remember the motor industry’s 2009 scrappage scheme which, backed by £300 million from the Government, persuaded thousands to upgrade to newer cars, boosting the beleaguered motor industry? Around 400,000 vehicles were ordered through this scheme before it was, itself, scrapped in 2010.

This Is Local London Network

• Political wrangling comes to an end as Surbiton 20mph zones finally agreed The scheme had to be rejigged after Kingston Council officers said Conservative-led plans only to introduce limits within 100m of schools would be

East Anglian Daily Times

• £255k investment in Braintree district car parks over the next three yearsCar parks across Braintree district are set to be boosted by a £255,000 investment over the next three years.

Sleaford Standard

• Link road ‘on hold’The controversial application to forcefully acquire the land to build a link road across Sleaford’s Boston Road Recreation Ground is ‘on hold’, say district council officials.

Other Regional Press

• Teesside roadworks last THREE TIMES longer than the national averageEach set of delay-causing roadworks in the area lasted for an average of 34 days last year - the fifth highest in England
• Operation Stack phase two brought in on the M20 southbound due to reduced capacity on Eurotunnel and Channel TunnelCommuters and lorry drivers are set for a new day of Operation Stack tailbacks - with no let-up until the weekend.