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Saturday, 22 September 2018

BBC News

• Should rules be changed for electric scooters in London?Users are calling on the Department for Transport to change laws around electric scooters.
• Uber-Deliveroo 'talks' hit Just Eat's share priceThe food delivery firm's shares drop to a one-year low on reports Uber is mulling a bid for Deliveroo.

Times Online

• Untaxed cars treble after discs axed [Subscription]The number of vehicles clamped for not paying road tax has almost tripled since the abolition of the paper tax disc.

The Mirror

• Police have cunning new way to catch drivers using mobile phones at the wheelMotorists will be seen from the officers' high vantage point in the latest clever method to pick off dangerous drivers

Liverpool Echo

• 'We are on BELOW minimum wage' - Cabbie opens up on industry's 'dire' stateDavid Vose says industry is in the worst state he has ever seen in his 28 years driving Hackney Carriages

East Anglian Daily Times

• Utility firms will need permit for roadworks in bid to cut down disruptionUtility companies will have to apply for a permit to enable them to carry out work on Suffolk roads as part of the scheme being brought in to prevent overly disruptive work.