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Friday, 21 August 2015

BBC News

• Increase in young road casualtiesThe number of young people killed or seriously injured on the roads in Wales increases by 8% in the past year, new figures show.
• Ambulance equipment 'out of date'Life saving equipment used by Yorkshire Ambulance Service paramedics for major disasters was out of date, the healthcare regulator found.
• Jailed biker filmed himself at 153mphA
• VIDEO: Drivers pay £1.3m in bus gate finesFigures seen by BBC Scotland show that drivers have been paying at least £1.3m in penalty charges for driving through a bus gate in Glasgow.
• Giant lettering follows rude potholeGraffiti appears again in a village where a rude phrase was spray painted next to a pothole in a road.
• Lurgan haulage firm Sawyers boughtA Lurgan haulage firm is bought by an American based company that distributes chilled goods all over the world.

The Independent

• Car hacking scandal: Security designed to stop thieves hot-wiring almost every modern motor has been cracked Hackers have cracked security on devices designed to stop thieves hot-wiring almost every modern car, with every major make of immobiliser defeated, it can be revealed.

Mail Online

• Traffic warden slaps £70 parking ticket on a funeral car Chauffeur Peter Norris parked his limousine, which is 26ft long and very highly polished, outside a funeral director's premises in Lincoln to help his colleagues with the preparations.
• Boris Johnson drives without a seatbelt weeks after giving wife an illegal back seat bike ride Mr Johnson was spotted driving near his home in north London on Sunday with his hand out of the window without his belt fastened. Driving without a seat belt is illegal and comes with a £500 fine.
• Average litre of diesel now costs 111.9p compared to 121p in mid-June  The AA said that the price of diesel has tumbled 9p over the summer, from a peak of 121p a litre in mid-June to 111.93p now – a price last seen in January 2010 due to falling oil prices.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales horse riders strip off to raise awareness of new road safety campaign Horse riders from Flintshire and Wrexham are among those who have bared all to support the The Slow Down For My Horse campaign

Northern Echo

• More delays ahead: double blow for Durham drivers MOTORISTS who have endured weeks of traffic troubles due to a £1 million bridge repair project are facing further roadworks woe, it has emerged.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Watchdog calls on Yorkshire Ambulance Service to improveBosses at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust have been told to take action to improve some of its services after the latest inspection by an industry watchdog.
• Thousands could get parking ticket refund after police cock-upTHOUSANDS of motorists could potentially have their parking tickets refunded after the city’s police force admitted it had issued as many as 16,000 notices in error.

Daventry Express

• Daventry village launches it own community car schemeA community car scheme has launched in a village near Daventry to help people without their own transport, or who have limited mobility.

Northamptonshire Telegraph

• Raunds delivery drivers strike over payThe delivery of thousands of white goods, from fridge freezers to kettles, could be severely disrupted when more than 200 drivers and warehouse staff take industrial action today.

Sleaford Standard

• Major resurfacing work programme postponedDates have been put back for a major programme of resurfacing scheduled to take place on the A15 between July and September.

Sunderland Echo

• Drivers warned of Sunday double-yelllow lines patrols in SunderlandA businessman is warning shoppers in Sunderland city centre to be wary of where they park on Sundays.

Other Regional Press

• Extra stops added to park-and-ride servicePORTSMOUTH’S park and ride has been extended.
• Road works begin at site of Hawke Ridge Business Park ROAD works that will last until Christmas have begun outside the proposed 35 acre site of the Hawke Ridge Business Park.
• A38 roadworks 'mayhem' is destroying businesses THE county council has been accused of causing ‘mayhem’ for businesses as roadworks on the A38 near North Petherton cause traffic congestion.
• MOT system melt-down. Have you been affected? The Government's new online MoT system has been branded a
• Road works finish in time for bank holiday TRAFFIC chaos is set to be averted after road bosses announce that disruptive motorway road works will be finished in time for the great August bank holiday getaway.
• Good weather brings a £413,000 windfall in extra car park cash GOOD weather has been credited with bringing in £413,000 more in car parking charges than expected in the past year.

Other News Sources

• FTA calls for compensation for Operation Stack“Compensation must be considered for UK hauliers caught up in Operation Stack,â€� is the message from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) today. ...
• Business man landed with near-£8,000 bill for flouting parking restrictions A BUSINESS director who flouted parking restrictions by using fraudulent registration plates has ended up with a bill of nearly £8,000.
• New concept promises to mitigate need for diesel after-treatmentA new technology company from the UK is developing a system that could eliminate the need for after-treatment systems on diesel engines. 
• Audi previews all-electric SUVAudi is set to launch an all-electric SUV in 2018 with a potential range of more than 310 miles.