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Half of all fixed speed cameras in Britain left inactive
About half of all fixed speed cameras around the country are switched off, according to data obtained under freedom of information rules, with some authorities maintaining no active fixed speed cameras at all.
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- Forth Road Bridge faces months of restrictions during repair workMajor repairs are needed on the road bridge which has only been used by public transport since the Queensferry Crossing opened.
- BMW recalls a million cars in North AmericaThe firm said it has identified two separate problems that raise the risk of fire.
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- Half of all fixed speed cameras in Britain left inactiveAbout half of all fixed speed cameras around the country are switched off, according to data obtained under freedom of information rules, with some authorities maintaining no active fixed speed cameras at all.
Times Online
- Behind schedule and burning cash but Tesla still has a hold on pole position [Subscription]It’s rare to find Elon Musk in anything other than an optimistic mood, but that wasn’t the case on Wednesday. “I have to tell you I was really depressed about three or four weeks ago,” the boss of Tesla said on an earnings call after the company reported a thoroughly dismal third-quarter update.
- ‘Fake breath tests put lives at risk’ [Subscription]The recording of bogus breath tests by gardaí may have potentially led to more deaths on the roads, safety chiefs said.
- Half of Britain’s speed cameras are turned off [Subscription]Only about half of fixed speed cameras in Britain are switched on and catching offenders, figures suggest.
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- Fraudsters bought £6million of supercars tax-free Raymond Gordon (pictured) and Margaret Lunt were complicit in a scheme which exploited a law allowing disabled people to buy vehicles VAT free, Manchester Crown Court heard.
- London black cab ‘reversed into Channel 4 correspondent' James Wilkinson, 57, has been found guilty of false imprisonment and dangerous driving after he locked Channel 4' journalist Helia Ebrahimi (pictured) in his car and refused to stop.
This is Money
- Almost half of drivers have felt blinded by others To measure the dangers of dazzling, Direct Line conduced a roadside experiment and found that driver are temporarily blinded by other vehicle's headlights for an average of two seconds.
Birmingham Mail
- Bullring slashes car parking charges for late night Christmas shopping Find out when you'll be able to park at Bullring at a discounted rate
Bolton News
- Bridge reopens after six months of repair worksA BRIDGE at Lostock railway station has reopened after months of repair works.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Only quarter of West Yorkshire's fixed cameras actively catching speeding drivers, figures showONLY a quarter of fixed speed cameras in West Yorkshire are actually switched on and catching offenders, new figures have revealed.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- 'What The Truck?' Calls for bridge heights to be properly displayed to stop HGVs smashing into them“We need HGV drivers and their employers to get on board with our initiative and make bridge strikes a thing of the past”
Manchester Evening News
- Only one in four speed cameras in Greater Manchester is actually switched onRoad safety charities say figures are ‘concerning’ and have called for all cameras to be switched on permanently
Northern Echo
- Council to look again at its speed sign policy following protests from villagersHIGHWAY bosses are being told to look again at allowing worried villagers to buy their own speed signs after protests from communities.
Wales Online
- Fewer than two-thirds of fixed speed cameras in Wales are actually switched onRoad safety charity Brake described the figures as concerning
East Anglian Daily Times
- Repairs and resurfacing to A14 and Orwell Bridge will mean weeks of road closures for night-time travellersDrivers are facing weeks of overnight closures on the A14 and Orwell Bridge to allow vital repairs and resurfacing work to take place.
Peterborough Telegraph
- Time to act on danger crossing in PeterboroughA main road crossing in Peterborough city centre could be redesigned after a cyclist was seriously hurt in a collision - the seventh incident in less than three years.
West Sussex Gazette
- Lorry operating centre plans for FordAn application has been made for a farm in Ford to be used as an operating centre for lorries transporting oil and petrol.
Other Regional Press
- 230 FREE parking spaces up for grabs at Cambridge Road for Town fans Kirklees Council offering spaces as demand soars on Match Day in the Premier League
- One of Southampton's busiest bridges to close this weekend WORK will begin this weekend on a multi-million scheme to save one of the city’s busiest road bridges.
- BMW boss says Brexit is not a risk to the Cowley PlantBREXIT does not pose a threat to the Mini plant in Cowley, a director of BMW has said.
- Oxford councillor calls for government diesel scrappage fundTHE Government will need to help drivers cover the cost of scrapping diesel vehicles, an Oxford city councillor has said.
- Bad news for drivers as fuel prices set to increaseDrivers are being encouraged to fill up this weekend with petrol prices set to increase.
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- Taxi industry critical over council's Uber decisionUBER has been granted permission to operate in Brighton and Hove for a further six months.
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