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Fire services are facing considerable delays on emergency callouts because of smart motorways, according to Britain’s biggest fire brigade.
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London's transport commissioner has set himself the goal of getting Crossrail open by Christmas, the Evening Standard can reveal.
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- Tesla's Autopilot 'tricked' to operate without driverA Model Y made multiple trips on a test track without a human in the driver's seat, engineers found.
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- Honda pledges to end sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040Japanese group aims to capitalise on alliance with GM to accelerate change in America
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- Satellite surveillance of parked cars helps you find a quiet spot [Subscription]Arriving at a beauty spot only to find that hordes of tourists have got there before you and turned the area into a crowd scene reminiscent of a zombie apocalypse is a recipe for holiday hell.
- Smart motorways delaying fire brigade callouts [Subscription]Fire services are facing considerable delays on emergency callouts because of smart motorways, according to Britain’s biggest fire brigade.
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- Almost 2M motorists could be driving illegally with expired MOTsEven the very last cars to have benefited from six-month MOT test extension offered by the Government - which expired on 1 August 2020 - should now have been had their vehicles tested.
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- Warning to drivers over insurance rule changing next weekThe change impacts people who use their car for work or to help others, and covers everyone including all key workers
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- Drivers face delays as M4 closed in both directions at the weekendHow to avoid the motorway closures this weekend between j6 and j8/9
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- Closure and delays on very busy road as 'critical' gas works beginNorthern Gas Networks said it has to urgently replace ageing metal pipework with more durable plastic piping
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