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Thursday, 28 April 2016

BBC News

• VIDEO: '70% drop in trade due to roadworks'Traders in Flintshire have said they are being kept in the dark about a delay to roadworks which are affecting their businesses.
• Toll bridge fees decision to be madeA decision on whether to keep road tolls on the Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire is set to be made next month.
• Mitsubishi sees domestic orders halveMitsubishi Motors says domestic orders for its vehicles have halved since it revealed last week that it had been rigging fuel efficiency tests.

Financial Times

• Brussels probes diesel car softwareScrutiny of VW, Mercedes and Opel devices that switch off control systems at low temperatures
• Mitsubishi sales hit by fuel data scandalCarmaker refuses to issue financial guidance while full scope of the affair is unknown

The Guardian

• How Uber conquered London | Sam KnightTo understand how the $60bn company is taking over the world, you need to stop thinking about carsEvery week in London, 30,000 people download Uber to their phones and order a car for the first time. The technology company, which is worth $60bn, calls this moment “conversion”. Uber has deployed its ride-hailing platform in 400 cities around the world since its launch in San Francisco on 31 May 2010, which means that it enters a new market every five days and eight hours. It sets great store on the first time you use its service, in the same way that Apple pays attention to your first encounter...

London Evening Standard

• 'Thousands of driverless cars set to arrive on London's streets'Thousands of driverless cars could soon be motoring around London, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said today.
• 'Extend London vehicle pollution charge across England,' MPs sayPlans to give London authorities enhanced powers to charge high-polluting vehicles to enter the capital should be extended across England, MPs have urged.

Other Regional Press

• Speed bumps most hated road feature for Huddersfield driversSpeed bumps celebrate 30 years of frustrating Yorkshire drivers
• Bank holiday traffic chaos predicted as 20 million cars hit the road MOTORISTS have been warned to expect heavy traffic over the bank holiday with around 20 million leisure trips expected to be made on Britain’s road.