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Thousands of driving tests to be cancelled during 48-hour strike [Subscription]
Up to 10,000 driving tests could be disrupted when examiners stage a 48-hour strike from Monday.
Sneaky add-ons make Ryanair and Easyjet £2.6BILLION a year
The huge sums - for things like baggage charges, legroom and oxygen - are likely to infuriate passengers who have to pay for the ‘luxury’ of choosing their seats.
Virgin Trains West Coast strikes: More workers join six 24-hour walkouts as union boss accuses Richard Branson of 'behaving like Scrooge'
A second group of Virgin Trains West Coast workers will join a string of six 24-hour strikes in December and January in a dispute over pay.
Saturday, 02 December 2017
The Guardian
- Electric cars already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel – studyExclusive: Pure electric cars cost less over four years than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, US and Japan, researchers say, but China is set to lead the marketElectric cars are already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, US and Japan, new research shows.The lower cost is a key factor driving the rapid rise in electric car sales now underway, say the researchers. At the moment the cost is partly because of government support, but electric cars are expected to become the cheapest option without subsidies in a few years. Continue reading...
Times Online
- Drink causes one in four fatal crashes [Subscription]Drink or drugs were responsible for a quarter of fatal road collisions in Northern Ireland in 2016, the highest level recorded for the last five years, according to police figures.
- Thousands of driving tests to be cancelled during 48-hour strike [Subscription]Up to 10,000 driving tests could be disrupted when examiners stage a 48-hour strike from Monday.
Mail Online
- Is this Surrey road the most potholed road in Britain? Residents living in The Ridgeway in Cranleigh, Surrey, have to slalom whenever they drive along the road, which is thought to be one of the most potholed in Britain.
Bolton News
- 'Turn engines off at school gates to tackle deadly pollution' Mayor Andy Burnham has called on Greater Manchester’s drivers to help tackle deadly air pollution by turning their car engines off at the school gates.
- Average speed cameras now active on major route into Bolton AVERAGE speed cameras aimed at cutting down the number of road casualties have gone live on one of the major routes into Bolton.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Cabbies in call for action over 'rank blockers'TAXI drivers in Bradford are calling for action over what they say is the ongoing problem of vehicles parking in taxi ranks, blocking access for hackney carriages.
Northern Echo
- Road junction changes spark death crash fears MAJOR changes to a busy road junction have put people’s lives at risk, motorists claim.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Dozens breathalysed as part of Christmas clampdown on drink and drug driversSuffolk police were out on force this morning conducting roadside checks on the outskirts of Ipswich as part of their winter drink driving campaign.
Reading Evening Post
- Police targeting drivers under the influence of drink or drugsRoad-side checks will be more common in the run up to Christmas and New Year
Other Regional Press
- Police urge people to report drink and drug drivers over Christmas DRINK and drug drivers are being targeted by police across Somerset over the coming month.
- The majority of motorway crashes 'involve vehicles in the middle lane'One in nine (11%) vehicles on UK motorways drift out of their lanes, according to new research.
- Why newly-resurfaced road in Milnsbridge was dug up again within daysMorley Lane has more disruption just days after it was re-opened
Other News Sources
- Airport Parking and Hotels’ victoryAIRPORT Parking and Hotels has been named Best Airport Parking Company for the eighth year running at the British Travel Awards.
- Gritters are ready to tackle cold weatherAFTER the first snowflakes of winter fell in London on Thursday, highways teams across the county are reassuring residents their gritters are primed and ready.
- 'If there had been a hard shoulder, I’d have had somewhere to go': Footage captures moment car is hit by lorry on M3 Clifford Russell was driving in lane one when a lorry veered into his path in a section of the M3 with no hard shoulder
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