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Saturday, 18 November 2023

BBC News

• Funding of £734m available for road repairs in south-east EnglandA total of £734m has been allocated to repair roads in south-east England.
• Footage aids police crackdown on careless driversRed light-runners, phone users and pavement-mounters feature in video sent to West Midlands Police.

The Guardian

• Soaring special needs school transport costs 'unsustainable', say councilsLocal authorities fear service cuts or even bankruptcy as costs jump from £400m to £700m in five yearsSoaring costs of school transport for children with special educational needs is causing councils in England to warn of service cuts and potential insolvency, according to local authority leaders.The County Council Network (CCN), which represents mainly rural local authorities in England, says its 37 members are spending more than £700m a year on school transport for 85,000 children with special education needs and disabilities (Send), compared with less than £400m five years ago. Continue rea...

Times Online

• Why three quarters of young people aren’t learning to drive [subscription]Despite being the daughter of a driving instructor, Mia Wallace has no plans to learn to drive. For Wallace and many other people her age, the freedom of the road has lost its allure as young people are happy to keep green provisional licences well into their twenties.

City AM

• It’s the Year of the Pothole and Britain is crazy Forget the Chinese Zodiac - Britain's automotive association has appointed itself responsible for assigning the symbol of the year. And they've chosen potholes.

Mail Online

• Number of electric cars sold has PLATEAUED, with inventory piling up and prices slashed - but sales of gasoline vehicles remain strongSales of electric vehicles have plateaued despite car sales overall remaining strong suggesting motorists may have switched off from the EV revolution.
• Manufacturing given £4.5bn shot in the armCar makers and the aerospace industry will benefit alongside, life sciences and clean energy firms, the Treasury said.

Birmingham Post

• 'Strategic' manufacturers in automotive, aerospace and energy to get billions of pounds in Treasury backing£2bn earmarked for automotive manufacturing with £975m for aerospace

Bolton News

• Bolton: Drivers warned as new speed cameras introducedDrivers across Bolton have been warned that "misguided moments cost lives" amid the installation of a wave of new cameras across the region.

Bristol Live

• Diving a car now costs nearly £300 more than last year, says Compare the MarketCar insurance, fuel and road tax have all risen, adding up to a substantial cost of living hit for anyone who owns a car

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Motorists risk hefty fines for driving on certain common medicationsIf you're planning on getting behind the wheel, it's best to check that you're medically fit to do so - with a number of medications potentially putting you at risk while on the roads.

New Civil Engineer

• Banwell Bypass scheme to go ahead despite inflation pushing cost to £89.2MNorth Somerset Council has given final approval for construction of Banwell Bypass to progress despite costs increasing by more than a third to £89.2M.
• Banwell Bypass scheme to go ahead despite inflation pushing cost to £89.2MNorth Somerset Council has given final approval for construction of Banwell Bypass to progress despite costs increasing by more than a third to £89.2M.