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Thursday, 30 September 2021

BBC News

• Don't say 'panic' amid fuel crisis, Cabinet Office warns councilsDocuments seen by the BBC reveal the government's messaging advice over petrol supply problems.
• Petrol supply: Reserve fuel tankers on the road to help boost deliveriesThe business secretary denies there is a crisis in supplies and says the situation is

The Guardian

• Computer chip shortage stalls UK car industry productionA continuing global shortage of semiconductors further dents the sector’s post-pandemic recoveryBritish car industry output declined for the second month in a row in August as the months-long shortage of computer chips hampered the sector’s recovery effort.The number of cars built in UK factories fell by 27% year-on-year to 37,200 in August, according to lobby group the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). That was down from 51,000 in the same month in 2020, when carmakers were racing to make up for time lost to lockdowns. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Britain isn’t an attractive destination for HGV drivers from the EU [subscription]Just like any other workers, truckers want money — but also dignity and respect. I was 25 when I came to Scotland. I came first in 2005, and then in 2006 I stayed.

City AM

• Talent war and transport costs hit shop pricesA toxic combination of rising transport costs, severe worker shortages and soaring commodity prices is fuelling food price inflation.

Birmingham Post

• Haulier gives HGVs colourful makeover to help attract more visitors to Stoke-on-TrentDanny W Poole and Sons has paid for new livery on two of its trucks as part of the Re-discover Stoke-on-Trent campaign

Other Regional Press

• Could problems at the pumps speed-up our switch to electric cars?Problems at the petrol pumps, and a rise in fuel costs, is encouraging people to consider new technology say those leasing and hiring plug-in cars.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Camden joins London’s rental e-scooter trialTfL, Camden Council and London Councils have announced an expansion of the capital's trial of rental e-scooters, with e-scooters now available to rent in Camden.   Camden becomes the tenth borough to join the trial alongside Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Richmond, Tower Hamlets (including Canary Wharf), City of London, Lambeth, Southwark and Westminster.   There have been 165,000 trips made on the rental e-scooters since the trial launched, with the average rental lasting 22 minutes over an average distance of 2.8km.    As Camden joins the tria...