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Saturday, 27 August 2016

BBC News

• Volkswagen to pay US dealers hit by emissions scandalGermany's Volkswagen tells a US court that it plans to compensate car dealers in America hit by the diesel emissions scandal.

The Guardian

• UberEats drivers vow to take pay protest to London restaurantsCouriers at demonstration against pay structure say they will campaign at restaurants that use food delivery serviceDrivers for Uber’s food delivery service, UberEats, are planning to picket London restaurants as part of a protest over pay.Dozens of scooter and bicycle couriers descended on an Uber office in Bermondsey on Friday to demonstrate against dwindling pay deals, which they say have left some at risk of earning less than the minimum wage. Continue reading...

Mail Online

• Motorists breathe in 40% more deadly pollutants when sat at red lights Car emissions take longer to disperse in built-up areas and end up accumulating in the air at traffic lights and junctions, researchers from the University of Surrey found.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• MP demands action to tackle traffic congestion in Keighley KEIGHLEY MP Kris Hopkins has demanded Bradford Council comes clean on its plans for tackling town-centre traffic jams.

Crewe Chronicle

• Middlewich traffic and transport consultation gets under way The first public event is tomorrow (Thursday)

Buying Business Travel

• Uber offers pre-booking service to business customersTaxi app will allow users to schedule journeys up to 30 days in advance

Other News Sources

• Managing and maintaining footwaysThe Government continues to focus its infrastructure funding on capital projects, with large sums earmarked for major road schemes from the A6 Manchester Airport relief road to the Middlewich Eastern Bypass. While this is positive, it does highlight that new projects continues to be politically more attractive than the maintenance of existing infrastructure and that spending on the carriageway inevitably takes precedence over funding of the footways network.
• Davies takes on Van Excellence ChairFTA’s Van Excellence has appointed a new Chair of its Governance Group - Julie Davies – Fleet and Plant Compliance Manager, Amey. ...

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