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- New car sales fall again in October, say manufacturersSales of new cars in the UK recover slightly in October, but are still down on a year previously.
- Make drivers pay for fuel in advance, says police chiefA top policeman accuses petrol firms of making it too easy for motorists to drive off without paying.
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- Scooter hire firm Bird launches UK trial – on one east London path US startup stymied by ban on powered vehicles using public roads and footpaths
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- Michelin to close Dundee plant [Subscription]Michelin, the tyre manufacturer, is to close its factory in Dundee by mid-2020, putting 845 jobs at risk. The French business said the factory, which opened in 1971, was “unsuitable” amid low-cost competition from Asia and weaker demand for the 16-inch and smaller tyres that the plant produces. The Scottish government called the decision “devastating”. Michelin, which said converting the factory is not financially viable, said its priority was supporting staff to “enable them to face the consequences of this difficult decision”.
- Lorry lottery plan to decide who drives in Europe after Brexit [Subscription]Hauliers may be forced to enter a lottery to operate lorries in Europe after Brexit, the government said yesterday.
- New cars slowdown despite electric surge [Subscription]New car sales are continuing to fall and the figures might have been worse had there not been a surge in the buying of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles before a cut in subsidies announced for this month.
- Macron’s path to reform facing a national roadblock [Subscription]President Macron was last night trying to defuse a growing public revolt against higher fuel taxes that risks bringing traffic across France to a halt.
- Police chief fuels petrol theft debate [Subscription]A police chief was criticised yesterday after suggesting that motorists should be made to pay for fuel in advance to help stop drive-off thefts.
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- More than FORTY taxi drivers arrested for drug driving since the start of the yearMerseyside Police have said drug driving could mean job losses, imprisonment and even death.
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