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In Holyhead, traffic has fallen 50% as hauliers stymied by Brexit find their way from Ireland to France without entering the UKPerched on the shores of Anglesey, the island linked by road bridges to the north-west coast of Wales, Holyhead’s geography has given it a leading role in British-Irish trade since the early 19th century.About 50 miles directly across the Irish Sea from Dublin, a journey of just three-and-a-quarter hours by ferry, Holyhead was until December the second busiest roll-on roll-off port in the UK after Dover. About 450,000 trucks rumbled through each year on their way to Du...
Death toll on smart motorways hits new record [Subscription]
Figures for fatalities on controversial highways held back by transport chiefs
Drivers will be offered 3,000 'credit' to give up cars and shift to greener transport
The credits will be used on alternative modes of transport such as bicycles and electric scooters but will also work on congestion-easing forms like public transport, car clubs and taxis.
Sunday, 21 February 2021
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- Wales flooding: Roads blocked and homes evacuatedSeveral homes in west Wales were evacuated because of the flooding risk but many residents chose to stay.
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- Manchester council loses legal fight to build car park next to schoolCampaign group Trees Not Cars says victory exposes ‘hypocrisy’ of council’s approach to air pollutionA group of women from Manchester have won a legal battle with the city’s council, which wanted to build a 440-space car park next to the city centre’s only primary school.Campaigners said the victory exposed the “hypocrisy” in the local authority’s approach to addressing air pollution and global heating. Continue reading...
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- Uber could face 2bn VAT bill [Subscription]Uber could be facing a VAT bill of more than 2 billion after a groundbreaking defeat in the Supreme Court, which upheld a ruling that its drivers are not self-employed.
- Cazoo founder Alex Chestermans quiet 100m share sale [Subscription]The founder of used-car site Cazoo quietly sold shares worth 100 million months before it started work on a 5 billion plan to go public.
- City watchdog bans subprime car-leasing scheme Buy2LetCars [Subscription]A firm offering investments in hire cars has been banned by the regulator two years after a warning over its activities.
- Electric cars save hundreds in tax but look out for road tolls ahead [Subscription]Accelerating sales of green cars are costing the Treasury heavily
- Death toll on smart motorways hits new record [Subscription]Figures for fatalities on controversial highways held back by transport chiefs
Mail Online
- Drivers will be offered 3,000 'credit' to give up cars and shift to greener transportThe credits will be used on alternative modes of transport such as bicycles and electric scooters but will also work on congestion-easing forms like public transport, car clubs and taxis.
- Roads turn to rivers in Wales as a month's worth of rain falls in just over a daySenior meteorologist Marco Petagna said 127.6mm of rain fell at Llyn-y-Fan, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, between 6am on Friday and 8am on Saturday.
Birmingham Mail
- Drivers face being fined over making common mistake in the darkDrivers should not park on the wrong side of the road at night, according to the Highway Code, with motorists issued a new warning this week
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Bradford has highest rates of lockdown traffic in England - according to new data THE amount of traffic on roads in the current lockdown compared to the first lockdown has risen higher in Bradford than anywhere else in the country.
- Electric vehicle charging points behind schedule in BradfordBRADFORD Council are determined to install more electric vehicle (EV) charging points after it was revealed the city are behind in their rollout plan.
The York Press
- Emergency repairs as potholes appear after winter freeze EMERGENCY repairs are being carried out to York's roads after a winter of heavy rain, floods, snow and freezing temperatures has taken its toll on the surfaces.
Other Regional Press
- Are these the worst potholes on Teesside? Readers have their sayUsual suspects like Marton and Acklam Road were identified - along with a few other bad spots
The Economist
- Volkswagen’s boss lays out his electric plansBut he will not kill the internal combustion engine
Construction Enquirer
- Five winners for 800m London road frameworkTransport for London has confirmed the winning contractors on its latest 800m Surface Transport Infrastructure Construction Framework deal.
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- Fixes on way for North Herefordshire's potholed roads, says MP In his regular column for the Hereford Times, North Herefordshire MP Bill Wiggin welcomes government spending on the county's potholed roads
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