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Saturday, 08 January 2022

BBC News

• CES 2022: Colour changing cars and remotes that eat wi-fiA look at some of the innovations on display in Las Vegas at the annual CES tech show.
• Covid-19: NI car sales still below pre-pandemic levelThere was a marginal increase in new car sales in 2021, but figures were still 29% down on 2019.

The Independent

• Elon Musk's 'Vegas Loop' called a'˜death trap' as traffic piles up"˜It's just a matter of time before a tunnel like this becomes the site of a horrible accident"

The Telegraph

• UK weather: 'Thundersnow' set to strike as storms bring major roads to a halt

Times Online

• Snow brings roads chaos — with more on the way [Subscription]Snow fell across Ireland as temperatures dropped yesterday, with Met Eireann warning of possible hail and thunderstorms today in parts of the country.

Mail Online

• Drivers are told to stay alert on icy roads amid yellow weather warningHeavy frost across Scotland will make ice a major problem in the early hours of Saturday and the rest of the UK is forecast to see low temperatures for a wet and windy weekend

The Mirror

• Motorists could be landed with hefty £2,500 fine for unusual parking ruleWhatCar reports that drivers are banned from parking their cars against the flow of traffic as the reflectors would not be picked up by oncoming vehicles
• UK weather forecast: Drivers warned over icy roads as temperatures drop to -4CThe Met Office warned there will be icy patches forming on untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths around the country as temperatures plunge to -4C heading into the weekend

This is Money

• RAY MASSEY: Electric accounted for 26% of total December car salesBut a shortage of on-street chargers risks putting a brake on Government ambitions in the run up to the sales ban of petrol and diesel cars.

Bolton News

• Calls for controversial Clean Air Zone scheme to be 'paused' as review takes place following backlashMETRO Mayor Andy Burnham says he recognises that fact the controversial Clean Air Zone proposals will impact jobs and businesses as he announced a 'review' of the scheme was taking place.
• Bolton taxis to stage protest outside Town Hall against Clean Air Zone plansTAXIS will be off the road in Bolton for more than two hours as drivers stage a protest against the Clean Air Zone scheme.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Improvement works at Greengates Junction will have cost £5m more than first estimates by the time they are completedTHE cost of works to improve a major Bradford junction have risen yet again - meaning the finished scheme will now cost £5 million more than the first estimates.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Snowdonia beauty spot to undergo three months of roadworksSychnant Pass Road will be blocked while work to install a footpath is carried out

Cambridge News

• NHS Covid vaccine: Taxis in Cambridgeshire offering free rides to those who can't get to booster jab appointmentsThe county council will be covering the costs to try and increase the number of those boosted

Reading Evening Post

• M4 closures this weekend near Heathrow and M25 The motorway will be closed from Friday, January 7 to Monday, January 10 while smart motorway works continue this weekend

Other Regional Press

• 'Scrapped Burford lorry ban could see town ruined by 600 HGVs a day'THE scrapping of a lorry ban through a picturesque Cotswold market town has been attacked by a furious councillor who fears up to 600 HGVs could rumble along its steep high street every day
• Get one in four cars off the roads by 2030, say Oxfordshire County CouncilAMBITIOUS plans have been made to cut car journeys in Oxfordshire by a quarter over the next eight years.
• Drivers could face £1,000 fine for common mistake in their carsMotorists who coast in neutral could be hit with a four-figure fine for believing in a common driving myth.

Other News Sources

• Gates which automatically close off lanes in minutes to be trialled at A3 Hindhead TunnelSwiftGate will save road workers from having to manually put out cones in the face of oncoming live traffic