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A FRESH row has broken out between the SNP and Labour over the future of a rail link at Glasgow Airport as ministers were accused of trying to derail it before it has begun.
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The Conservative London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has accused his Labour rival Sadiq Khan of being "about as authentic as Donald Trump's hair" during a lively debate in Parliament this afternoon.
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BBC News
- Cashless payment in London black cabsCard and contactless payment could become mandatory in all London black cabs from October 2016, Transport for London says.
- Number of untaxed UK vehicles doublesThe number of vehicles without road tax - Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) - doubled to 560,000 after the paper tax disc was abolished in October 2014.
The Guardian
- Ministers lose £80m in revenue after scrapping car tax discsDVLA decision found to have backfired as figures show government has lost as much as eight times as it hoped to save The government looks to have lost as much as £80m of revenue as a result of its decision to scrap car tax discs a year ago. The move has also led to a doubling in the number of unlicensed vehicles on British roads.The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) ended the need for drivers to display a valid tax disc in October 2014, saying that the move would save the taxpayer £10m a year by making the system more efficient. However, that decision looks to have...
Times Online
- End of car tax disc costs £80m in unpaid dutyThe decision to axe the car tax disc appears to have dramatically backfired after it emerged yesterday that the reforms have led to a doubling in the number of unlicensed vehicles on Britain’s roads.
The Mirror
- Why passing your driving test at third attempt is safer than first timeStudy has shown that drivers who pass first time around are more likely to be in a car accident
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Transport Minister sparks further A55 fury after stating she's 'unencumbered' by delays North Wales's AMs accuse Ms Hart of either being "very luck" or "arrogant"
London Evening Standard
- Lorries are involved in more than half of cyclist deaths in London despite making up tiny fraction of trafficHGVs are involved in 57 per cent of London cyclist deaths despite making up just 3.5 per cent of traffic, research revealed today.
Bucks Free Press
- Cllrs say they are 'staggered' at £250,000 cost of pedestrian crossing outside school Councillors say they are “absolutely staggered” that a new pedestrian crossing on a road where cars have been found to speed at 70mph could cost up to £250,000.
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- Government ignoring LGV driver training not good enoughThe Government has once again ignored the urgent need for vocational training investment within the logistics sector, a decision that is simply ...
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