Breaking News
Learner drivers to be allowed motorway lessons
A change to in the law will see L-plates on the UK’s motorways within months, in a move welcomed by road safety groupsSince the UK’s first motorway opened to traffic almost 60 years ago, the nation’s M-roads have been free of cars displaying the dreaded L-plate.But learner drivers will finally be allowed to have lessons on motorways in a matter of months after a change in the road rules. The move follows years of pressure from road safety groups over what they argued was a long-running safety omission. Continue reading...
Angela Merkel rounds on German car chiefs in opening election rally
Passengers face risk for Heathrows new runway [Subscription]
Airport demands right to raise landing fees if 18bn expansion goes awry
Sunday, 13 August 2017
BBC News
- Motorway lessons for learner drivers confirmed for 2018The government said plans to introduce motorway lessons would make UK roads
Financial Times
- Merkel attacks German motor industryChancellor says diesel makers gambled away trust but promises support for clean tech
The Guardian
- Motorcycle suicide bomber kills 15 people in PakistanTwenty-five people wounded after 25kg bomb detonates in Quetta amid celebrations for forthcoming independence day A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has targeted a military truck with a bomb killing eight soldiers and seven civilians in the south-western city of Quetta, Pakistani officials have said.Kabeer Khan, an explosives expert who examined the site, said after collecting forensic evidence that it was a suicide attack and that the attacker had been carrying 25kg of “incendiary explosives” on a motorcycle that he had rammed into the military truck. Continue reading...
- Danny Glover and Bernie Sanders seek France's help after Nissan union voteAfter United Auto Workers’ defeat in effort to unionize Mississippi plant, actor and senator turn to government with stake in Nissan-allied RenaultThe actor Danny Glover and Senator Bernie Sanders are preparing to lobby the French government for help in the heated attempt to unionize a Nissan car plant in Mississippi.The United Auto Workers suffered a historic defeat of the Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, this month after a long campaign marred by allegations of bribery and intimidation. Continue reading...
- Learner drivers to be allowed motorway lessonsA change to in the law will see L-plates on the UK’s motorways within months, in a move welcomed by road safety groupsSince the UK’s first motorway opened to traffic almost 60 years ago, the nation’s M-roads have been free of cars displaying the dreaded L-plate.But learner drivers will finally be allowed to have lessons on motorways in a matter of months after a change in the road rules. The move follows years of pressure from road safety groups over what they argued was a long-running safety omission. Continue reading...
The Herald
- Scottish public overwhelmingly back 20mph in townsA CAMPAIGN backed by the Sunday Herald to cut the normal speed limits on roads in residential areas to 20mph has won overwhelming backing from the Scottish public.
The Telegraph
- Car plunges from seventh floor of Texas carpark
- Angela Merkel rounds on German car chiefs in opening election rally
- Learner drivers to have lessons on motorways in move AA says will get rid ofmiddle lane hoggers
- Man charged with murder following car ramming incident as violence erupts at white supremacist rally in Virginia
Times Online
- Garda report says breath test figures guessed [Subscription]An internal garda investigation into how the number of breathalyser tests was overestimated by almost 1m over a five-year period has concluded that a combination of made-up figures, data input mistakes and administrative errors were to blame.
- Police slam Uber over sex attack drivers [Subscription]Uber has been accused by police of failing to report sex attacks and other serious crimes committed by its drivers, and of obstructing officers trying to investigate them.
Mail Online
- Ban on learner drivers using motorways is to be lifted British Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: 'Younger drivers are up to seven times more likely to be killed or seriously injured compared with drivers over 25, and lack of experience is an important factor.'
The Mirror
- Learner drivers will be allowed to practise on motorways during lessons in bid to improve road safety From 2018 the law will change to allow students access to motorways in a dual-control car with an approved driving instructor
London Evening Standard
- Car plunges seven floors off multi-storey 'after driver presses wrong pedal'This was the dramatic moment a BMW fell seven floors from a multi-storey car park onto a stopped vehicle beneath.
Manchester Evening News
- Learner drivers will now be able to take lessons on motorways with an approved driving instructor It is hoped this will provide a broader range of real life experiences and better prepare learners
Wales Online
- Learner drivers will soon be allowed on motorways The change could come in as early as next year
East Anglian Daily Times
- Which major road schemes will hold you up this week?Engineering works could cause motorists problems on major routes across the region this week including on the A14 Orwell Bridge near Ipswich where the six-yearly inspection is due to start.
Other Regional Press
- UPDATE: Traffic delays as work to resurface key Oxford commuter link starts today WORK to resurface, enforce speed limits and change lane markings on a key road in North Oxford and will begin today.
- Fears sparked over multi-million smart motorway schemeA MULTI-MILLION-POUND plan to upgrade a Hampshire motorway has come under fire by two of the UK’s biggest road organisations.
- Cowley Classic Car Show orgnaisers expect hundreds of people to turn out A CONVOY of cars will make a journey from Oxford’s Mini Plant to Cutteslowe Park as part of the annual Cowley Classic Car Show.
- UPDATE: Traffic delays as work to resurface key Oxford commuter link starts today WORK to resurface, enforce speed limits and change lane markings on a key road in North Oxford and will begin today.
- Here's all the roadworks to be aware of across the region this weekOut and about on the roads this week? Here's all the roadworks to be aware of on Highways England operated roads.
- Rarest Jaguar car in existence to be unveiled after restoration The 1954 vehicle has been shown in public just once before
C.N.N.
- Vehicles as weapons: Charlottesville crash is part of a deadly trendA car plowd into a crowd of protesters Saturday in Charlottesville, the latest in a series of attacks involving vehicles used as weapons.
Other News Sources
- High octane thrills as racers bid for speed trials gloryHUNDREDS of speed demons will roar through the city in a historic quarter-mile sprint.
Recent Archives
- Saturday, 12 August 2017
- Friday, 11 August 2017
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Tuesday, 08 August 2017
- Monday, 07 August 2017
Latest News
Useful Links
Conferences & Expo's
- Adapting Railways for a Sustainable Future: Rebalancing, Resilience, and Realisation - 30 April 2024 - London
- Annual Rail Station Development and Regeneration - 25 June 2024 - London
- Coach and Bus UK - 12-14 November 2024 - Birmingham
- Encouraging Sustainable Transport - 4 June 2024 - Oxford
- Innovation and Technology in Transport Hub 15-16 May 2024 - Farnborough
- Interchange - 4-5 March 2025 - Manchester
- International Transport Forum - 22-24 May - Glasgow
- MaaS Scotland - 6 June 2024 - Glasgow
- Multimodal 2024 - 11-13 June 2024 - Birmingham
- National Cargo Bike Summit 2024 - 10 May 2024 - London
- Rail Industry Forum - 1 May 2024 - London
- Rail Infrastructure Networking - 12 September 2024 - Derby
- Rail Live - 19-20 June 2024 - Long Marston
- Rolling Stock Maintenance & Depot Optimisation Europe - 25-27 June 2024 - London Hybrid
- Smart Transportation - 30 September 2024 - Virtual
- UK Ports - 22-23 May 2024 - London
All Transport
- Department for Transport
- European Commission (Transport)
- Greater London Authority - Transport
- Merseytravel (Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive)
- Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Exectutive)
- Nexus (Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive)
- Plymouth Transport
- South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
- The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK)
- The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)
- Transport East
- Transport for All
- Transport for Cornwall
- Transport for Greater Manchester
- Transport for London
- Transport for the North
- Transport for the West Midlands
- Transport for Wales (Trafnidiaeth Cymru)
- Transport Scotland
- Urban Transport Group
Bus and Coach
Campaign Groups
- Airportwatch
- Aviation Environment Federation
- Campaign for Better Transport
- Friends of The Earth
- Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign
- HACAN ClearSkies
- London City Airport Fight the Flights
- Railfuture
- Save Our Buses
- Stop Stansted Expansion
Friends of TransportInfo
Logistics
Passenger Representatives
Trades Unions
- ASLEF (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen)
- BALPA (British Airline Pilots Association)
- RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Union)
- TSSA (Transport Salaried Staffs' Association)
- Unite
Aviation
Motoring
Rail
- Freight on Rail
- Heathrow Southern Rail
- Network Rail
- Rail Freight Group
- Rail Partners
- Railway Study Association
Shipping & Waterways
- British Ports Association
- Canal & River Trust
- Chamber of Shipping
- Marine Traffic (tracker)
- UKMPG (United Kingdom Major Ports Group)
News Media