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Tuesday, 28 November 2017

BBC News

• Queensferry Crossing to partially close for five daysWork is necessary on the bridge expansion joints to allow it to carry traffic travelling at 70 mph.

Financial Times

• Tesla truck will need energy of 4,000 homes to rechargeResearch raises questions about viability of quick charging time for new vehicle
• The Uber data breach has implications for us allEurope is at a turning point when it comes to the regulation of personal details

Times Online

• Ban on parking spaces in bid to cut air pollution [subscription]Parking spaces will be banned from homes and office blocks in parts of London under radical plans to cut the number of journeys made by car.

City AM

• Shell teams up with car giants including BMW and Ford to take ultra-fast electric vehicle charging across Europe's highwaysEnergy firm Royal Dutch Shell is teaming up with a raft of car giants including BMW, Daimler and Ford, to rapidly improve Europe's charging infrastructure ahead of an expected surge in electric cars.
• London firms back Transport for London's English tests for private hire driversLondon businesses are in favour of a controversial planned English test that private hire drivers face, according to a new poll from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Birmingham Post

• Should UK drivers buy winter tyres? We ask an ex-pat in Norway about the need for winter tyres in the Scandinavian country. But do we need them here?

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Set-back for local cab firms in long-running dispute with Bradford Council A STRING of local cab firms hoping to give transport giant Uber a run for its money have received a set-back in a long-running dispute with Bradford Council.

Other Regional Press

• A465 Heads of the Valleys Road project '23% over budget' A PROJECT aiming to convert parts of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road between Brynmawr and Abergavenny into a dual carriageway is 23 per cent over budget, the Welsh Government has said.
• Councils scoop extra £800,000 from parking chargesCOUNCILS made an extra £800,000 on parking last year and have been urged to spend the surplus on improving transport around Oxford.
• Green light for new Huddersfield driving test centreRoad ahead looks clear but no indication from Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency over what their plans are

Buying Business Travel

• CWT and Lyft partner in USRideshare app to be offered to clients