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Wednesday, 22 July 2015

BBC News

• Changes plan for bridge toll paymentChanges to the way motorists pay the toll on the Severn Bridge are being considered for when it is back in public ownership, a minster says.
• Car insurance premiums 'on the rise'Car insurance premiums have risen for the first time for nearly three years, with young drivers facing the biggest rises, a survey suggests.

The Guardian

• 'Someone loves you, drive carefully' – why have road signs got so chummy?‘Emotionally intelligent signage’ might prove thought-provoking for motorists, but not in the way their creators intendedSome road signs have been troubling me lately. There are a few new signs on the A21, on a stretch of roadworks where trees and a couple of old houses are making way for a dual carriageway. One reads: “Someone loves you, drive carefully.â€� It makes me wonder: how do they know? Have they been reading my emails? I mean, he says he does, but …Another urges you to drive carefully, saying, “Our dad works hereâ€�, with a picture of two smiling children wearing hard hats. Are they the ...

Birmingham Mail

• Help us improve road safety says Birmingham council chief Consultation over new Birmingham road safety strategy launched

Birmingham Post

• 2015 Budget: New car tax system will hit low emission car sales Motor industry pans changes to car taxation system
• New Tesla 'Ludicrous Mode' is faster than a Lamborghini Aventador Tesla leaves Lamborghini behind in new ‘Ludicrous’ mode

Yorkshire Post

• No gain without pain for motorists as Yorkshire M-ways network gets £1.3 billion overhaulYORKSHIRE’S beleaguered motorway and trunk roads network is to get a £1.3bn shot in the arm as the Government bids to lay down the infrastructure that is vital to its Northern Powerhouse vision.

Other Regional Press

• M62 'smart' motorway upgrade key to unlocking North's potential£1.3billion to be spent in Yorkshire