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Thursday, 06 May 2021

BBC News

• Details of Birmingham Clean Air Zone exemptions revealedClassic cars, military vehicles and showman's vehicles are among those eligible for exemptions.

Financial Times

• Uber leans on delivery business as rideshare demand remains flatDriver shortage slows recovery but CEO says ‘starting to fire on all cylinders amid reopenings

Times Online

• Grant cut puts brake on electric car sales [subscription]Sales of electric cars slowed last month after a cut in the government grant used to buy the cleanest vehicles. Figures published yesterday by the motor industry showed that 9,152 battery-powered cars were sold in April, making up 6.5 per cent of total registrations.

This is Money

• Grant Shapps confirms half-a-million plug-in cars are now on Britain's roads and claims 'everybody will have to be driving electric' in 2030Car registration figures released today have confirmed that over half-a-million plug-in vehicles are now on Britain's roads.

Bolton News

• Bolton taxi drivers to strike over fare pricesBOLTON taxi drivers are planning a strike tomorrow demanding a 'nominal' fare increase to meet rising costs.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Private hire drivers hold protest over planned Clean Air Zone PRIVATE hire drivers held a

The York Press

• How traffic levels changed in York during 2020 and coronavirus pandemic THE number of miles covered by cars in York plummeted by a quarter last year, figures show.

New Civil Engineer

• Innovative Thinker | Phill Davies on magnetised freight transportA network of magnetised tracks could be the answer to reducing construction freight on UK roads says Phill Davies.
• Outstanding engineering checks holding up Hammersmith Bridge progressA series of engineering inspections are yet to be carried out on Hammersmith Bridge, despite the Victorian structure being closed to motorised traffic for more than two years.

Other News Sources

• Heathrow cabbies forced to live in cars and 'shanty towns' in 24-hour queuesOne cabbie claims they are having to sleep on hammocks and mattressed inside their taxis