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Carlyle in the driving seat for Arriva buyout [Subscription]
An American private equity firm is the leading contender to buy one of Britain’s biggest public transport operators in a deal worth £2.2 billion.
Rail strikes threaten misery for Christmas shoppers [Subscription]
Train passengers face travel chaos in the run-up to Christmas as rail workers stage a series of strikes in a long-running dispute over the role of guards.
HD traffic cameras: UK drivers face fines for TOUCHING phones
A ban on holding a phone while driving is coming to Britain's roads. A loophole in the current law means reckless drivers can be prosecuted only if they are caught using phones to call or text.
British Airways pilots' 10-day walkout over Christmas likely to be called off
The plan was cancelled after the union bosses said they are 'unlikely to get a better deal'
Saturday, 02 November 2019
BBC News
- Electric cars: Best and worst places to charge your carLondon and Scotland are the best places to find charging points, while Yorkshire is the worst.
The Telegraph
- Motorist fines from private parking companies rise by 2 million, RAC finds
- Places in UK with no electric charging points revealed for first time
Times Online
- Scotland leads the way for car charging [Subscription]Scotland is streets ahead of many parts of the UK for charging an electric car.
City AM
- UK now has more electric car charging points than petrol stationsThere are now more public electric car charging points in Britain than petrol stations, according to newly released figures. The [...] The post UK now has more electric car charging points than petrol stations appeared first on CityAM.
Mail Online
- HD traffic cameras: UK drivers face fines for TOUCHING phonesA ban on holding a phone while driving is coming to Britain's roads. A loophole in the current law means reckless drivers can be prosecuted only if they are caught using phones to call or text.
The Mirror
- NHS car parking scandal worsens as 'tax on the sick' rakes in extra £46millionAlarming figures show the rip-off fees raked in a record £272million last year as NHS staff are forking out much more in total and rising numbers of disabled people are having to pay up
Belfast Telegraph
- South Belfast residents seek action on parking nightmare: 'It's a dangerous free-for-all and getting worse'Residents in south Belfast are calling for parking controls to be implemented before someone is seriously injured or killed.
Bristol Live
- See an ambulance or police behind you? What the law says you should and shouldn't do to avoid £1k fineThis is what you should - and shouldn't - do when you see blue lights behind you
- Bristol's proposed diesel ban would only apply to privately-owned vehiclesThe council previously mistakenly said that all diesel vehicles would be banned
Burnley Express
- Roadworks to start on £3m Burnley junction widening schemeMAJOR works at Rose Grove in Burnley, close to junction nine of the M65 are set to start on Monday.
North Wales Live
- A525 lane closures for roadworksIt is one of the busiest stretches in North Wales
Other Regional Press
- A40 dual carriageway plan reaction: 'Railway would be better'A £102m plan to turn the A40 into a dual carriageway between Witney and Eynsham can now be designed in detail after the cash was released – but some have warned the money could be better spent.
Other News Sources
- Now drivers will face £200 fine for even TOUCHING their phone while driving A BLANKET ban on holding a mobile phone while driving is going to be introduced.
- Council supports petition to sort out 'abysmal' noise pollution from M25 bumpy road surface Debate over the Surrey stretch of motorway rumbles on
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