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Saturday, 03 October 2015

BBC News

• Google's driverless car is so boringDave Lee takes a ride in Google's driverless car but is less than impressed with the experience.
• Uber: Cab plan against public interestUber says that Transport for London's proposals to regulate the minicab business are 'against the public interest'.
• Putting car emissions to the testAre you likely to get the same performance from your car as the lab tests suggest?

The Herald

• MPs to question Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin on Volkswagen scandalTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin will face questions from MPs over the Volkswagen scandal following fresh claims that Whitehall officials knew about discrepancies between test results and real-world emissions.
• Hundreds of 'duped' Scots Volkswagen owners to take on German car giant in mass legal actionSCANDAL-HIT car giant Volkswagen is facing legal action from hundreds of Scots owners 'duped' into buying vehicles they believed were low emission.

City AM

• VW's British customers will not face higher taxes on cheat carsBritish Volkswagen customers will not have to pay additional taxes if their cars are found to have been fitted with the "detect devices" that allowed vehicles to cheat on emissions tests, the government has confirmed.  Customers will not be liable to pay a higher vehicle excise duty on diesel cars that may not actually pass the tests, the Department for Transport said today. The government began an investigation into the extent of the practice last week, and Volkswagen admitted this week nearly 1.2 million cars on British roads could have had the device installed. ...

The Mirror

• AA boss accused of pocketing millions from speed awareness course 'despite slamming cash from cameras' AA President Edmund King reportedly banked a share of £5.5million from his organisation's awareness course

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Chronicle readers have backed a new 20mph zone on one of Newcastle's liveliest roadsA total of 67% of readers backed plans for a new 20mph zone which will take in the entire length of Osborne Road, in Jesmond.

Other Regional Press

• Extra lane for section of M20 to ease congestion The M20 is to lose a section of hard shoulder to increase capacity and make it a 'smart' motorway.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Govt unveils details of £2bn road development plansHighways England met with a range of suppliers and stakeholders on September 29th and October 21st to discuss how more than £2 billion of government finance will be invested to improve the capacity and condition of roads across the east of England.  The funding is intended for improvements and repairs to be carried out on those roads between now and 2021.  It forms part of the government's wider Road Investment Strategy, which will triple spending on England's roads by the end of the decade. The aim is to give road users faster and more reliable journeys. This will undoubtedly benefit includin...
• Eddie Stobart announces new base at DP World London GatewayEddie Stobart has announced a new container transport base at DP World London Gateway. Eddie Stobart believes the location will allow the business to be in the best possible place to provide new and existing customers with competitive container transport solutions from the south of the UK for which they are renowned in the north. The DP World site will provide Eddie Stobart with a strategic operational base to support their growth plans in the south of the country. As well as being on the doorstep of London and the South East, DP World London Gateway will allow Eddie Stobart to serve destina...

Other News Sources

• Hailo backs black cabs in battle with UberCompany resigns private hire licence and returns to black cab only