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Saturday, 26 August 2017

BBC News

• Part of A832 road between Achnasheen and Gorstan washed away in floodThe stretch of the A832 in the Highlands has been closed and the public urged to avoid the area.
• Alan Titchmarsh vows to save Queen's tree in M25 rowThe TV star wants the UK's
• 'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roadsConvoys of partially driverless lorries will be seen on British roads by the end of 2018.

The Herald

• Heavy rain shuts tourist routePOLICE have been forced to close a scenic Highland road popular with tourists because of heavy rain.

The Huffington Post

• Using Your Smartphone As A SatNav Is As Illegal As Texting While Driving function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); With the Bank Holiday fast approaching Police Chiefs have reminded drivers that the ac...
• DVLA Bans More Than 300 Potentially Offensive Number Plates From UK RoadsMore than 300 potentially offensive number plates have been banned from UK roads ahead of the new 67 vehicle registrations being released next week.  Plates including MU67 DER, BU67 GER, and DO67 GER have all been held back by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) over worries they could cause “upset or offence”.  The move comes after the registration plate JH11 HAD “slipped through the net” and was spotted in Newport.  According to information released by the agency following Freedom of Information requests from BBC Wales, the following plates ...

The Telegraph

• Fleets of 'driverless' lorries will be trialled on Britain's motorways from next year, Government announces

Times Online

• Texting and walking ‘is as dangerous as drink-driving [Subscription]The city of Stamford, Connecticut, is to follow the example set by Honolulu and ban pedestrians from texting while crossing the road.

Mail Online

• DVLA bans hundreds of potentially offensive number plates The the Swansea-based Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency are attempting to clean up our filthy roads by refusing 300 number plates from DO67ERRs to BL04JOBs.

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham braced for more roadworks A34 in Perry Barr will be dug up to allow for new gas pipes to be installed

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Self driving' lorries could be on A55 by next year...but fears over safety on 'congested' roads Small convoys of partially driverless lorries will be tried out on British roads by the end of next year

London Evening Standard

• Self-driving lorries to hit UK roads from next year despite experts' safety fearsSelf-driving lorries will hit motorways across the UK by the end of next year.
• First drive in VW's long-awaited electric Microbus homageThe VW ID Buzz concept is becoming a road-going production car, but does it live up to the hype?

Wales Online

• Royal Mail is launching a fleet of electric trucks They weigh six tonnes

Bucks Free Press

• Two major town centre car parks to close for good Two major High Wycombe car parks will close permanently next month to make way for a new supermarket and arts and crafts centre.

North Wales Live

• Hundreds of 'offensive' number plates banned by DVLA - including some weird ones Registrations that include certain combinations are withheld from making it on to the roads

Other Regional Press

• Anger over 'dangerous' and 'unsafe' road created by worksA FORMER councillor has hit out at officials for creating a “dangerousâ€� and “unsafeâ€� road while works were carried out in Shirley.
• More roadworks misery as main road to be dug up - at the same time as works at notorious junction Longlands Road will be dug up to lay electricity cables - at the same time the council works on Ormesby Road junction

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Government gives green light for first operational vehicle platooning trial The Department for Transport (DfT) and Highways England has commissioned TRL, the global centre of innovation in transport and mobility, to lead the first real-world operational trial of platooning vehicles on UK roads. The £8.1m trial will see TRL lead a consortium of partners including DAF Trucks, the UK market leader of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sales, Ricardo, who worked with TRL to deliver the HGV Platooning feasibility study for the DfT in 2014 and DHL, the global market leader in the logistics industry. Applying experience gained in platooning projects in Europe and the USA, t...

Other News Sources

• ‘Self-driving’ lorries to be tested on British roadsThey’re not quite as driverless as you might think, but the Government is spending £8m to test out convoys of ‘self-driving’ lorries on British roads by the end of next year. The lead vehicle will control things like acceleration and braking, and there’ll still be a driver in the cab to operate the steering. Ministers…
• Bank Holiday petrol price hike: Motorists warned to plan ahead for long weekend price war Some petrol stations may even increase prices by up to 1.9p per litre as holidaymakers take to the roads for a 'staycation'