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Heathrow in dogfight with airlines over plans to double airport charges [subscription]
Leaked proposals reveal that long-haul charges will rocket from £38.33 per traveller this year to £67.86 in 2022
Black Country Metro extensions needed to 'speed up commuting'
Andy Street has said Metro extensions need to happen to improve the “speed of commuting” in the region.
Hydrogen transport trials to take place in Tees Valley
Hydrogen transport pilots are to be undertaken in the Tees Valley area by the winners of a £2.5m R&D competition run by the DfT.
New Welsh Government rail map raises campaigners’ hope for a north-south railway
A new map published by the Welsh Government has raised campaigners’ hopes for a new north-south railway line.
Sunday, 19 September 2021
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- Most Department for Transport cars still run on diesel despite government green planGovernment department responsible for body promoting greener vehicles
Times Online
- Uber drivers get the power to kick customers to the kerb [subscription]In the recent, golden age of Uber, affordable journeys were never more than a click away and drivers had to hustle for work from the phone app.
- Electric scooter sellers face prosecution for keeping quiet about road banRetailers could be prosecuted for selling electric scooters without warnings after concerns about the “menace” of illegal devices on roads and pavements.
- ‘Range anxiety’ drives down e-car accident rates [subscription]Electric car users are so scared of being stranded, they go slower. Drivers of electric cars are far less likely to be involved in an accident than those at the wheel of petrol or diesel ones, research shows.
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- Drivers could be made to pay per mile in new government plan to put tolls on every road - and track drivers at all timesYou could get 3,000 miles for free before being made to cough up
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