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Thursday, 16 January 2020

BBC News

• Cardiff congestion: £2 charge plan to cut city trafficCardiff could join London and Durham and charge city centre drivers to meet clean air targets.

Financial Times

• Hyundai and Kia give UK car sector £100m electric joltFunding for £3bn start-up Arrival among biggest since Brexit vote

The Guardian

• UK electric van maker Arrival secures £85m from Kia and HyundaiInvestment from Korean giants means startup is valued at £3bn, giving it unicorn status. The UK-based electric van maker Arrival has secured an £85m investment from South Korean car firms Hyundai and Kia a cash injection which values the business at £3bn, defying the struggles of the British automotive industry.

Times Online

• Outsiders face £2 fee to drive into Cardiff [subscription]Cardiff intends to impose a £2 daily congestion charge on all vehicles from outside the city under plans to tackle traffic and pollution.

City AM

• Hyundai and Kia inject £100m in London electric vehicle scaleupCar making giants Hyundai and Kia will today reveal a £100m (£85.6m) in London-headquartered electric vehicle firm Arrival. The move [...] The post Hyundai and Kia inject £100m in London electric vehicle scaleup appeared first on CityAM.

The York Press

• Price of York car parks set to rise by 10p an hour - and £1 in evenings THE price of parking in York’s car parks could rise by 10p an hour - and £1 in the evening.

Wales Online

• All the details of Cardiff's £2-a-day congestion charge for cars entering the cityThe city council is proposing to use the charge to fund £2bn of transport improvements within the city

Bucks Free Press

• 'Give us more money to fix potholes': County pleads with government for fairer roads fundingBuckinghamshire is supporting calls to the government for a fairer slice of funding to fix our crumbling roads - as national research shows London has the money to invest three times the amount compared to counties.

Other Regional Press

• 'Cars are having to swerve and brake on Huddersfield's most crumbling, potholed road'Councillors are expressing concerns over state of roads in Kirklees

Other News Sources

• Traffic lights break... and we're home quicker than ever! A rush-hour fault on a key set of traffic lights in Hereford has failed to bring roads chaos.