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Saturday, 21 September 2019

BBC News

• Cheshire mayor may swap luxury Bentley for eco carCheshire East Council could trade in the mayor's luxury Bentley for a more economical choice.
• London roads to close for Car Free DayTraffic will be replaced by festival spaces and yoga sessions in the capital on Sunday.

The Guardian

• Theft of catalytic converters from hybrid cars surgesToyota has seen a 2,000% rise in demand for parts for models that contain precious metalsAn explosion in thefts of catalytic converters from hybrid cars has left hundreds of owners of the vehicles unable to drive them because of a shortage of replacement parts, the Guardian has learned.Criminal gangs are believed to be targeting easily identifiable models such as the Toyota Prius and Lexus 400h, because hybrids contain more precious metals than other vehicles. Continue reading...
• The Guardian view on transport emissions: the trouble with planes and automobiles | EditorialThe headline figure of a 44% cut in the UK’s total emissions conceals a multitude of failures, with motor traffic and aviation high on the listIf the success of an event like Friday’s school strike can be measured, it is in the extent to which it changes the climate of opinion. Individuals, unions and other organisations that took part in the strike must play their part in reducing emissions. But when it comes to limiting global heating, governments have far more levers than anyone else. Global cooperation by politicians is essential to tackling the climate emergency. Since states are the worl...

Times Online

• Flawed testing inflates range of electric cars [Subscription]The system used to test electric cars should be overhauled because it exaggerates their range by up to a third, the government has been told.

Birmingham Post

• Automotive industry with £18m battery centre grantWest Midlands Combined Authority backs development of new industrial hub with additional funding

Bolton News

• All the roadworks coming to an end in the next weekSome roadworks that have caused disruption for a number of weeks are due to come to an end in the next seven days.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Repairs to close junctions 27 and 28 on M62 this weekendVITAL repair work will be carried out on the westbound M62 this weekend to improve safety for the thousands of drivers who use the trans-Pennine route every day.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Why Rhos-on-Sea promenade has closed for roadworks for the second time in a few monthsDwr Cymru Welsh Water is back on the Colwyn waterfront site to complete sewer network work

London Evening Standard

• Cars in future could be brought to standstill if driver gets too angryDrivers could have their cars brought to a standstill when they become agitated under a vehicle safety system being developed by Huawei.
• Westminster plans 20mph limit to boost safety and air qualitySpeed limits could be cut to 20mph across the entire borough of Westminster in an attempt to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
• London set for biggest ever car-free day as 24 boroughs sign upLondon is set for its biggest ever car-free day after 24 boroughs agreed to close streets to join the global event.

Other Regional Press

• Car Free day will be held in Oxford for the first timeOXFORD’S first World Car Free Day will take place tomorrow – and will close off Broad Street to any motorists.
• M62 closures this weekend and next week - what you need to knowAll the closures on the motorway over the next seven days

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• 8 firms signed up to freight procurement framework as DfT launches competition for Brexit capacityTransport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced 8 firms have been successfully appointed to the freight procurement framework and will now be able to bid to bring vital medicines into the UK after Brexit on 31 October. The framework provides a list of freight operators who could transport critical goods like medicines after 31 October. The framework will be in place for the next 4 years and will help speed up procurement processes. A competition will be launched today (20 September 2019) allowing operators on the framework to bid for the first freight capacity contracts for 31 October –...

Other News Sources

• Winchester encouraging alternative transport on car free day RESIDENTS and visitors are being encouraged to think twice about using their car for a trip to the city centre on Sunday.

EIN News Subscription

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