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Saturday, 23 May 2015

BBC News

• Coach fall driver found guiltyA coach driver is found guilty of dangerous driving after a boy fell out of his vehicle on a motorway.
• Mazda and Mitsubishi recall more carsTwo more Japanese car giants - Mazda and Mitsubishi - are recalling 630,000 cars to replace faulty airbag inflators made by Takata.

The Herald

• Sparks fly: electric car owner says 'ban hybrid cars from charge points' A SURGE in the number of plug-in vehicles on Scotland's roads is creating a bitter turf war over charging points, with some electric car owners demanding that hybrid drivers be banned from the free bays.

The Telegraph

• Driverless cars will shave '£265' off insurance premiums in five yearsCars will 'eliminate bad driving' and halve insurance costs, according to industry experts

Mail Online

• Chevrolet release concept models of yesterday's cars of future While the cars included useful features such as keyless entry and driverless technology, they also had bizarre elements, such as jet engines and a joystick instead of a steering wheel.

Bolton News

• Car clamping up 20 per cent in Bolton after tax disc changes introduced last year THE number of cars in Bolton being clamped because they have not been taxed has gone up by more than 20 per cent since changes to the law were introduced.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published Derbyshire drivers warned as Bank Holiday exodus gets under wayDRIVERS are being warned to leave plenty of time as 3.8 million head on to the roads today.The A38 south of Kingsway island in both directions has been flagged as a potential hotspot for traffic by Highways England.The M1 and A52 have also been highlighted as possible trouble points. However, Monday will be the busiest day to travel on the UK's road network, with more than four million drivers expected to embark on journeys.To find out where to go for the best of the Bank Holiday weather,...

Liverpool Echo

• Maghull students recreate Formula One cars with 3D printersPupils learn about engineering at five day event

London Evening Standard

• Boris Johnson warned: 'Ban Uber or you will kill London’s black cab trade' Boris Johnson has been warned the death of London’s black cab trade will take place “on his watchâ€� unless he revokes the licence of controversial car-booking app Uber.

Northern Echo

• A67 finally set to re-open - after three years COUNCIL chiefs say long-running works to repair a landslip on a major North-East road are reaching completion.
• Dozens of off-duty police officers caught speeding DOZENS of off-duty police officers caught speeding in the region have been criticised by road safety officers for undermining traffic laws.

Sheffield Star

• M1 crash near Chesterfield causes big delays across DerbyshireTwo lorries which were involved in a collision on the M1 motorway near Chesterfield have caused big delays for motorists.

Yorkshire Post

• Uncovered: £100 taxi bills of South Yorkshire fire chiefsHOTEL bills of between £7,000 and nearly £17,000 paid for on South Yorkshire Fire Service credit cards included taxi bills of up £100 and dinner bills of more than £40 per person.

Other News Sources

• FTA welcomes launch of new online DVA system in Northern IrelandThe Freight Transport Association has welcomed news that Northern Ireland transport operators will have access to a new online Driver and Vehicle ...