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The first new Routemaster bus begins running on a route from Victoria station to east London.
Increase in young people taking the train as high motoring costs bite
A generation of young people is turning to rail travel as rocketing motoring costs, rising youth unemployment and tuition fees are making owning a car an ‘unaffordable luxury’ for many under 25s.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
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- Lack of public transport forces drivers into debt Drivers are being forced to go into debt to run their cars, according to a group of charities.
Mail Online
- Fuel tax: British motorists pay up to 60% duty and VAT on petrolCampaigners meet Treasury minister Chloe Smith today to demand action for millions of drivers who are already facing a regular £100 fill up for an average family-size car.
- Ford chief: Dramatic advances in technology mean autopilot cars could be here in a decadeBill Ford Jnr said cars like the hands-free Audi driven by Will Smith in I, Robot (pictured) will be needed to cope with the global rise in cars from one billion now to four billion by 2050.
- Ministers run up £468,000 bill for taxis and car hireThe Department for Transport (Dft) yesterday unveiled plans to cut the cost of the Government Car and Despatch Agency by one-third in the coming year - including cutting the number of ministerial cars by about a quarter.
Metro
- Ford unveils the car of the future “ and it's all talkIf you ever dreamed of owning a Knight Rider-style car, the reality could be closer than you think.
Other Regional Press
- Western Morning News commented Businessman calls for M5 to be extendedA West businessman wants to extend the M5 motorway to Plymouth in a bid to make the city compete with the likes of Bristol and...
- Western Morning News commented Devon MP wants speed limit lowered on rural roads to protect...Speed limits on rural roads should be slashed to 40mph to reduce the number of cyclists being killed and injured in the...
- Will Elland become a 20mph town? Councillors to consider lowering speed limit except on the bypassPROPOSALS to lower the speed on Elland roads to 20mph will be discussed this week.
Campaign for Better Transport
- New vehicle crossings for the Thames would create traffic27 February: Transport for London is consulting on two new river crossings and we™re encouraging people to object to both. read more
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