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Free parking and a VAT cut on electric cars are being considered by ministers as Boris Johnson prepares to ban the sale of new combustion engine models within a decade.
Saturday, 26 September 2020
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- Ford Bridgend closure: 'Journey into the unknown'Bridgend contemplates its future as the car maker ends production after 40 years.
- Haulage boss facing 'substantial' sentence over drug traffickingThomas Maher was arrested after the bodies of 39 Vietnamese people were found in a lorry in Essex.
- Free parking scheme extended at three Scottish hospitalsCar parking charges are scrapped until January at hospitals in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The Herald
- Jeane Freeman confirms no parking charges at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary until January 2021Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has said that car parking charges will be lifted at three major hospitals until the new year.
Times Online
- Network was neglected after recession and now ‘significant’ funding required, minister told [Subscription]Many roads are in need of “significant and costly rehabilitation” because of a lack of maintenance during the last recession, the Department of Transport has said.
- Yodel calls for recruits to meet home demand [Subscription]Yodel is the latest delivery company to put the call out for more drivers as the economy shifts to shopping online. The group said that it needed 3,000 more staff as it expected business to increase before Christmas and particularly as the government has signalled tighter restrictions on people going out. Yodel says that 2,500 of the couriers or parcel sorters it is recruiting for its 50 centres nationwide will be self-employed. Another 450 new recruits will be offered full-time posts. It has a workforce of about 10,000 and is owned by the family interests of the Barclay brothers, the billionaires who own the Telegraph group. Yodel came out of their takeover of Littlewoods in 2002.
- Electric scooter race craze causes havoc on streets of Rome [Subscription]Centuries after it hosted the gladiators the Colosseum has become the backdrop to a new dangerous sporting event as hundreds of teenagers gather on Friday nights for electric scooter races.
- New petrol and diesel cars could be banned within a decade [Subscription]Free parking and a VAT cut on electric cars are being considered by ministers as Boris Johnson prepares to ban the sale of new combustion engine models within a decade.
This is Money
- Is it worth buying a dashcam? How footage could help insurance claimThe popularity of dashcams has sky-rocketed in recent years, with motorists using the devices to protect themselves on the road, deter thieves and capture unusual driving behaviour.
- Expensive Land Rovers and Teslas are the most UNRELIABLE cars, says watchdogLand Rover's poor reliability record is well documented, but Tesla has joined it at the bottom of the rankings in a driver survey, with even the latest Model 3 causing issues for its owners.
- UK car production crawl to a 45% decline in AugustJust 51,039 new motors left UK assembly lines last month compared to 92,153 in the same month of 2019. That's despite a predicted surge in sales in September.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Bradford Council on rise in parking and bus lane fines year on year BRADFORD Council has responded to accusations that bus lane and parking fines are
Daily Post (North Wales)
- A55 bridge roadworks to last 11 weeks - this is why they are happeningWelsh Government has started the major infrastructure project on the junction 27 bridges at St Asaph
London Evening Standard
- Advice warning motorists not to stop at petrol stations unless 'you really need to' withdrawnTransport chiefs today withdrew advice telling motorists to “only stop at petrol stations or motorway service stations if you really need to” as Covid-19 cases rise.
Manchester Evening News
- Almost half of Manchester's city centre car parks are set to disappearA question mark hangs over parking provided by the council - and development is expected to continue claiming land
The York Press
- 'How will 7,000 lorries queuing at Kent help our fishing industry?' This week Michael Gove announced that from January lorry drivers will require permits or passports to enter Kent. He advised road hauliers to expect queues of 7,000 vehicles.
Other Regional Press
- Free electric car charging in Test Valley to end next monthELECTRICALLY powered motorists will have to pay to charge their vehicles from next month.
- Major Doncaster road hit by more delays and closures for bridge workWork started on the A18 Thorne Road in July 2019
- Petition for changes to 'absolute nightmare' roadsIt has been launched online
EIN News Subscription
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- E-scooter firm to pay for extra police patrols amid safety concerns … and breaking traffic gridlock across Europe and now in the U … Birmingham Live) BirminghamLive e-scooter road test results We spent a … there are safety issues for e-scooter riders on roads and in … users are vulnerable in the road because motorists just don…
- Are electric cars on a road to nowhere? … . Within that border selected roads can be made traffic-free … A key impediment is the safety factor. Data from the latest … roads ‘too dangerous to cycle’â€. Lessons should be learned from mainland Europe … and cultural framework puts the safety of cycle users on …
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