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Saturday, 05 October 2019

BBC News

• Car sales: September figures deepen industry gloomHopes of a big sales increase in September are dashed, but growth in electric vehicles continues.
• 'Ten years with my insurer meant a £2,000 hike'Consumers are overpaying by £1.2bn a year for home and car insurance, the financial regulator says.

The Scotsman

• Stark figures show car crash for Scottish motor dealersMotor industry leaders have expressed concern at a sharp fall in new car sales north of the Border, with Scotland firmly stuck in the slow lane.

Times Online

• Hauliers demand tougher action on safety checks for foreign trucks [Subscription]The road safety watchdog does not target foreign trucks for safety checks in the same way it does for Irish vehicles, a trade body has claimed.
• Insurance companies are called to account over unfair price policies [Subscription}Car and household insurers face being blocked from imposing annual price rises on loyal customers unless they come up with reforms of their own in the next six weeks, under a crackdown proposed by the City regulator.
• 20mph limit only works with speed humps [Subscription]Cutting the speed limit to 20mph reduces crashes and saves lives only if it is introduced alongside road humps or chicanes, a study has found.

Reuters News

• Stop penalising loyal customers, UK regulator tells car and home insurersBritain's markets watchdog threw down the gauntlet to car and home insurers on Friday, saying they could avoid mandatory pricing restrictions if they voluntarily stop penalising loyal customers.

Birmingham Mail

• The Fiat 500 Abarth - why car thieves are targeting this 'pocket rocket' Police issued a warning for Fiat 500 Abarth drivers following a surge in thefts. We spoke to motor expert Tim Shallcross who explained the reasons behind the trend

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Police warn Wales Rally GB drivers to 'obey the rules of the road' after complaintsThe forced tweeted to say officers would be out and about in the region

Bucks Free Press

• Transport for Bucks encourage use of app to stop 'Morning after' drink driving Transport for Buckinghamshire is reminding rugby fans to be careful about driving the morning after drinking during the Rugby World Cup.

Cambridge News

• Vital roundabout into Cambridge city centre closed all weekendDiversions will be in place, including for Stagecoach - and it could cause traffic chaos

North Wales Live

• Wales Rally GB live: Latest updates as day three of the action gets underwayWe will bring you all the latest as more than 35 of the world’s fastest supercars arrive in the heart of Colwyn Bay today

Other Regional Press

• Urgent work to close part of A299Five days of roadworks are being carried out on one of Kent's busiest routes.

Green Miscellany

• Government inaction on pavement parking slammed by Transport CommitteeWe find it profoundly regrettable that the Government has taken so long to take any action to deal with pavement parking. So says a recent report  by the parliament’s Transport Committee – a body appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department for Transport. Their frustration is understandable. Fours years ago the… The post Government inaction on pavement parking slammed by Transport Committee appeared first on ETA.
• Cameras to catch drivers using mobile phonesA new type of roadside camera that catches drivers using a mobile phone behind the wheel has been launched by police in the Netherlands. During 18 months of testing, the system used so-called ‘machine learning’ to distinguish between a driver holding a phone and other objects. The cameras have now been installed at two locations in the Netherlands – the… The post Cameras to catch drivers using mobile phones appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Electric cars: call for tax on road usage to cover lost fuel revenue Britain should move to a system of road pricing to combat congestion and compensate for the £28bn loss of revenue from fuel duty as the country makes the transition to electric vehicles, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
• Spend £2.2m parking profit on cheap permits, say ToriesPARKING charges and fines raked in almost £27 million for a council last year.

EIN News Subscription

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