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Thursday, 30 July 2026

BBC News

• Call for TfL to control driverless taxi trialsCaroline Russell says driverless taxi regulation needs to be passed to Transport for London (TfL).

Financial Times

• Transport for London demands £1bn from carmakers over allegedly unpaid Ulez chargesLondon transport authority claims leading manufacturers misled authorities over diesel emissions.

The Guardian

• TfL brings case worth up to £1bn against carmakers over Ulez complianceTransport for London claims polluting diesel vehicles had been able to enter clean air zone without having to pay. Transport for London is pursuing a potential £1bn legal action against car manufacturers over vehicles that it argues should not have been allowed to drive freely in the capital’s clean-air zone.The high court heard that TfL was making allegations of “fraud and negligence” against manufacturers including Stellantis, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Nissan over their vehicles’ levels of diesel emissions.
• Carmakers ‘delaying investment in UK factories until EV sales rules relaxed’Industry wants mandate forcing manufacturers to sell increasing share of electric cars each year to be eased. Carmakers are delaying final decisions to invest in UK factories until electric car sales rules are relaxed, according to the head of the British car industry’s lobby group.The chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Mike Hawes, said those with existing UK operations were considering building new models, but had held back so far.

Birmingham Post

• '2026 has not been a good year for the M5', apologises National HighwaysThe body responsible for England's roads has formally apologised to Somerset drivers over repeated closures on the motorway

Derby Telegraph

• Dramatic calls made for new 20mph speed limit across EnglandExperts are strongly pushing for the reduction in a bid to lower road deaths