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Friday, 02 February 2018

The Guardian

• VW scandal: emissions cheats could face criminal chargesTransport minister unveils new measures allowing government to prosecute carmakersCarmakers who cheat emissions rules with illegal devices could face unlimited fines and criminal charges for deceiving environmental tests under new measures set to be introduced in the wake of the Volkswagen scandal.The transport minister, Jesse Norman, launched a consultation on Friday to outline the crackdown, although any law will not be retrospective so could not be used to target Volkswagen.

The Scotsman

• Revealed: The most dangerous roads in Scotland and the UKThe most dangerous roads in the UK have been revealed in a new study.

The Telegraph

• Roads police officer hits back at 1mph speed proposal as he says senior chief's plan is not enforceable  

Times Online

• Ministers threaten unlimited fines for emissions test cheats [Subscription]Carmakers who cheat emissions tests were threatened with unlimited fines yesterday under anti-pollution rules being drawn up in Westminster.

Reuters News

• Britain proposes unlimited fines for car emissions cheaters(Reuters) - Carmakers that try to cheat vehicle emissions tests could face unlimited fines and criminal charges under proposals set out on Thursday by the British government.

City AM

• London transport chief says Capita is "performing like a strong organisation" as shares slump continuesLondon's deputy mayor for transport said she had "no concerns" with Capita and its Transport for London (TfL) work at present, but added that TfL always has a "contingency step-in plan" if issues were to arise.

Other Regional Press

• Oxfordshire at cutting edge of electric tech as new factory openedA NEW electric motor production facility for car makers has been officially opened by Business Secretary Greg Clark.
• East’s electric vehicle sector ‘could strengthen ties with China’The burgeoning electric vehicle industry presents an “exciting opportunity” for the East of England to strengthen its economic relationship with China, according to an enterprise leader.

Green Miscellany

• Why can cars break the speed limit?Why do we allow the sale of motorised vehicles capable of breaking local and national speed limits? Nobody would suggest that cars driven within speed limits present no road danger, but we have yet to hear a rational argument for why cars need the ability to exceed the speed limit. Four in 10 drivers admit they sometimes break 30 mph speed limits… The post Why can cars break the speed limit? appeared first on ETA.