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Monday, 27 February 2017

BBC News

• Fatal Stewarton accident focus of road safety schemeA fatal road crash in Ayrshire will be the focus of a hard-hitting new scheme to promote road safety.

The Guardian

• End UK tax incentives for diesel vehicles, ministers are urgedCampaigners write to chancellor to urge him to end tax breaks and bring in scheme to encourage switch to greener carsMinisters are coming under growing pressure to remove tax incentives for diesel cars and offer compensation to motorists so they can swap to more environmentally friendly vehicles.A group of medical professionals, environmental campaigners and lawyers has written to the chancellor ahead of the budget to demand a change to the vehicle excise duty that they say subsidises diesel cars. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Government considering scheme for scrapping diesel cars [Subscription]Drivers considering buying new cars should take a “long, hard think” before buying diesels, Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, has warned.

Mail Online

• Put your mobile in the glove box says transport minister Speaking ahead of a Government crackdown, he warned that offenders could start to face automatic bans. On Wednesday the penalties for using a mobile at the wheel will double.

The Mirror

• Transport secretary wages war on mobile phone users behind the wheel as he backs Mirror campaign Two-fifths (39%) of motorists were ­unaware penalties will double from Wednesday - but motoring organisations warned that punishments did not go far enough

Wales Online

• An M4 relief road would benefit England more than parts of Wales, figures suggestA public inquiry into whether the £1.3bn scheme should get the green light is due to begin on Tuesday

Other News Sources

• What happened to the M24? We have the M23 and the M25 in Surrey, so where is our 'missing motorway'? Surrey is home, in part, to both the M23 and, of course, the infamous M25 - so why isn't there an M24? Here are some thoughts