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New intercity trains bought as part of a £5.7bn programme are travelling long distances with half their carriages locked and empty while the other half are crammed with passengers.
Revealed: Roads in Scottish towns and cities are set to become the slowest in Europe with a new 20mph speed limit
Roads across Scotland are set to become the slowest in Europe under a £5 million plan to impose lower speed limits in areas where 30mph currently applies. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5670077/Roads-Scottish-towns-set-slowest-Europe-new-20mph-speed-limit.html#ixzz5E2qIATds Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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- Hemel Hempstead autopilot Tesla seat switch driver bannedA 39-year-old driver has been banned after putting autopilot on and moving into the passenger seat
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- Revealed: Roads in Scottish towns and cities are set to become the slowest in Europe with a new 20mph speed limitRoads across Scotland are set to become the slowest in Europe under a £5 million plan to impose lower speed limits in areas where 30mph currently applies. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5670077/Roads-Scottish-towns-set-slowest-Europe-new-20mph-speed-limit.html#ixzz5E2qIATds Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
- Range Rover, BMW and Volkswagen knew vehicles were a security risk The full extent of the cover-up by car makers who failed to warn drivers of a major security flaw can be revealed today.
This is Money
- Used diesel car prices are rising, Auto Trader figures reveal Car buyers expecting to be able to pick up a second-hand bargain amid the crackdown on diesel could be in for a shock. Prices are on the up.
- Need a seven-seater car? Here are the better value options The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have switched to a seven-seater Land Rover Discovery, but there are cheaper options such as the Peugeot 5008 and Skoda Kodiaq we've tested.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Site once earmarked for £350 million development could now become a car parkA CITY centre plot of land that was once chosen to be the centre of a proposed £350 million regeneration scheme is now the subject of plans for a pay and display car park.
London Evening Standard
- Shocking moment Tesla driver turns on autopilot and moves to passenger seat while driving on motorwayThis is the moment a Tesla motorist had switched on "autopilot" while driving on the M1 before moving into the passenger seat, leaving the steering wheel and foot controls unmanned.
Northern Echo
- Council urged to do more to promote disabled parking charges A COUNCIL has been urged to do more to promote disabled parking charges after unsuspecting motorists were hit with fines.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Roadworks to take place over the coming week along the A12 and A14 in Suffolk and EssexThere’s a series of road closures and work set to be carried out over the coming week on the A14 and A12 routes in Suffolk and Essex.
Other Regional Press
- Here we go again - 'grim' traffic predicted when Access to Headington resumes MOTORISTS will face another round of delays from May 14 as a delayed £16m road project finally gets underway.
- Video: Driver filmed relaxing in passenger seat on busy M1 while car was driving itself A driver who was filmed leaning back in the passenger seat while his car was in autopilot on the M1 has been banned from the road.
- Developer backs down over West Way amid public pressure A DEVELOPER appears to have backed down amid public pressure over plans to change car park and access routes to the West Way scheme in Botley.
- Here we go again - 'grim' traffic predicted when Access to Headington resumes MOTORISTS will face another round of delays from May 14 as a delayed £16m road project finally gets underway.
- Which route is best? Oxford to Cambridge expressway 'in chaos' over 3 options THE process for selecting a route for the £3.5bn Oxford to Cambridge Expressway has descended into 'chaos' with councils in disagreement and calls for more information.
Wall Street Journal
- States That Raise Tolls and Taxes Will Have an Edge in Getting DOT FundsStates and cities that raise taxes and tolls will have a better chance at winning federal money for roads and bridges, part of a Trump administration strategy to have states carry a bigger part of infrastructure spending.
- Trump Administration May Eliminate Increases in Fuel-Economy StandardsFederal transportation regulators want to halt plans to keep increasing fuel-economy standards, likely escalating a brewing fight with California that could end the state’s sweeping powers over the auto industry.
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