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Saturday, 30 April 2016

The Guardian

• Uber trials penalty fees for late passengersBe ready before ordering a car, advises Uber, as company introduces late fee trials in four US cities including New York and DallasUber is tired of your lateness. In an effort to deter riders from ordering cars while still drying their hair, finishing an email or munching a slice of toast, the company is allowing drivers to start charging passengers after waiting for two minutes, or to leave altogether if the rider is not prompt, with the rider incurring a fee.Uber is also reducing the time allowed for riders to cancel an ordered car without being charged, from five minutes to two minutes. Con...

The Herald

• Queensferry Crossing construction site to be closed for three days after worker is killed by craneThe 60-year-old man was reportedly struck by the boom of a crane he was directing on the north tower deck at about midday on Thursday.

The Telegraph

• Calls for traffic lights to be switched off as study finds drivers face controlled junctions every six milesTraffic lights should be switched off and parking restrictions eased because the “anti-car” attitude of many councils is clogging up the roads, according to a major report.

Mail Online

• Wiltshire police warn that the trend for filming while behind wheel is risking lives� The latest menace on the roads is drivers using phones to film themselves at the wheel and broadcast the footage online. The culprits use apps, such as Periscope, to post the videos online.

This is Money

• Kensington & Chelsea tops 'parking space squeeze' table as 4x4s take over roads Parking space is failing to keep pace with the growing number of cars as frustrated motorists chase too few available spaces – and pay a king's ransom to 'profiteering' operators when they find one.

Bolton News

• Next area to get 20 mph limit announced KEARSLEY will be the next area of Bolton to have 20 mile per hour limits in place on its residential roads.

London Evening Standard

• London Bridge commuters warned of fresh chaos as Tooley Street shutsCommuters and drivers are being warned to prepare for more congestion around London Bridge as much of Tooley Street is closed off until 2018.
• David Williams: Electric cars power ahead when it comes to driver satisfactionThey took a little while to catch on, but electric car sales are on the crest of a wave, and nowhere are they more popular than in London.Figures from Go Ultra Low, a joint Government and car industry campaign to encourage more drivers to switch to electric cars, show that electric vehicle sales leapt by 57 per cent from 2,932 in the first quarter of 2015 to 4,609 in the same period this year.

Sheffield Star

• Sheffield road completely reopens after work to fill in massive sinkhole is completedA Sheffield road has completely reopened, after highways engineers and contractors worked for almost a week to fill in a huge sinkhole that suddenly appeared.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• ‘Unnecessary’ road signs to be removed in WakefieldDozens of “unnecessary” signs could be removed from the roads of Wakefield under new government rules designed to de-clutter the nation’s streets.

Burnley Express

• Long-awaited traffic calming measures to be installed on busy Burnley roadLong-awaited safety measures are to be installed on a busy Burnley road, a year after it was the scene of a terrible accident involving a young boy.
• Motorway safety work nearly completeSpeed restrictions and roadworks on the M65 are due to be removed by Lancashire County Council in the coming week.

Other Regional Press

• Cardiff Road re-opens after bridge works, as Bridge Street gets set to close TRAFFIC on Cardiff Road is now flowing in both directions after Network Rail finished their upgrade on the bridge.
• Jams predicted for the bank holiday getawayTraffic experts say a Hampshire road is likely to be among the country’s busiest as drivers head off on the May bank holiday getaway this afternoonm.
• The top 10 economical seven-seaters We all know that manufacturers make claims about their cars that don’t stack up. We also know that government tests aren’t all they should be quite often either. So we bring you data from the real world.
• UK manufacturers produced one car every 16 seconds in March The figures, based on the first quarter of 2016, reveal some record results for UK car manufacturers.
• Parking permits in Mid Devon second most expensive in the country MID Devon residents are paying some of the highest parking permits in England to keep their cars outside their own homes, it has been revealed.
• 'Passionate' protesters set to take on council over new road plans SCORES of fearful residents will take to a Hampshire woodland to oppose council plans to build a road through the area.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Quarter of a billion pounds revives Welsh car manufacturing once againThe Welsh automotive industry kicked off 2016 in rude health as almost quarter of a billion pounds of fresh investment was announced for the sector in the first three months of the year, according to research revealed today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).   The announcements mark a milestone for Welsh manufacturing, with the welcome return of car production after an absence of 43 years as both Aston Martin and TVR will invest significantly in new car plants. Only three car models have ever been manufactured in Wales: the Gilbern GT, Genie and Invader, built by Gi...
• Cardiff Road bridge opens two-way traffic formationThe Cardiff Road bridge in Newport has reopened to two-way road traffic after having received essential upgrade work from Network Rail. Changes were made due to the arrival of the new fleet of electric trains that will be running alongside the road network. During the updates, only a single lane of traffic was available to cars while the bridge was replaced with a new structure. This forms part of Network Rail's �40 billion Railway Upgrade Plan to electrify the South Wales Mainline. By doing this, it's hoped that train passengers will be able to enjoy the benefits of a bigger, better and more ...

Other News Sources

• YOUR rights if someone blocks your driveway - can you ram it? Before you begin thinking about ramming the car parked across your driveway out of sheer frustration, you might want to find about your rights first
• Electric cars to become 'hallmark' of VW's portfolio Automotive giant Volkswagen (VW) has unveiled new transformative outlines for its future projections, which will see the company make electric vehicles (EVs) its new "hallmark", in an attempt to rectify the recent emissions-rigging scandal.
• Thousands sign petition calling for patient transport service to be returned to the NHS MORE than 6,000 people have signed a petition demanding the NHS cancel a multi-million pound contract with a private company.