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Our broken rail system: now Transport Scotland joins Scotrail in the dock
LATE trains, overcrowding, not enough seating, not enough carriages. Many rail travellers, as the petitions and protests of the past few weeks demonstrate, blame the current crisis in Scotland’s rail service solely on its operator ScotRail owned by the company Abellio. However, a growing number of campaigners also believe the chaos is down to the government agency Transport Scotland too.
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf warns Abellio to improve Scotrail service or face losing �7billion contract
A CLAUSE exists in Abellio's 10-year contract allowing it to be cancelled if only 84.3 per cent of trains are on time or less than five minutes late.
Heathrow Airport: Senior Tories including Boris Johnson oppose the third runway, says Zac Goldsmith
Senior conservatives including Boris Johnson will not approve plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, according to Zac Goldsmith.
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- Record fines for careless drivers on Welsh roadsEating, falling asleep and reading at the wheel are some of the offences that led to a record 301 people being fined for careless driving on Welsh roads in 2015.
Financial Times
- Carmakers’ suppliers at risk of being hit by Brexit tariffsSuppliers to UK industry say uncertainty over trade agreements may force them to relocate overseas
- Didi to be hit by rules on migrant driversDraft laws propose drivers in top-tier cities must have a residency permit
The Herald
- Parade of classic cars at Buckingham Palace marks Queen's 90th birthdayThe vehicles formed rows in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with the first - a Bullnose Morris Oxford built in 1926 - the year of the monarch's birth.
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- May offers Nissan driverless deal to soften Brexit blow [Subscription]Downing Street has offered Britain’s roads to Nissan as a test track for driverless cars in an effort to persuade the Japanese automotive giant not to quit the UK after Brexit.
- City traffic slower than horse and cart [Subscription]Congestion for motorists has jumped by up to 40% in four years as Britain’s traffic-choked roads grind to a halt, new figures reveal.
This is Money
- Driving home an investment: Women are fuelling a classic car sales boom, says RAY MASSEY The classic car market is now attracting younger, financially savvy women defying falling savings rates and plummeting annuity rates on their pension pots.
- Car makers roll out 'first wave' of rises as they face higher costs after pound's slump Major car makers have been hiking prices in recent months and there are fears further rises could follow.
Bolton News
- Last independent petrol station closes its doors after 68 years THE last independent petrol station in Bolton will close its doors today – after 68 years in business.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Revealed: The homemade 'stinger' devices being left on North Wales roads Several of the crude contraptions - which have the potential to force cars off the road - have been found in recent months and taken out several vehicles' tyres
Wales Online
- Traffic disruption kept to an "absolute minimum" during closure of A48, police say The Carmarthen road has been closed in both directions to allow repair works to be carried out after thousands of litres of oil spilled when a pipe leaked under the road
Blackpool Gazette
- Cabbies film Prom traffic jamsBlackpool cabbies are to submit video evidence of traffic queues on the Promenade in a bid to persuade government chiefs to scrap plans to extend the tramway.
Reading Evening Post
- Berkshire drivers urged to watch out for mating deers on dark roadsDeer will be roaming the roads throughout autumn looking for mates
The Shields Gazette
- South Shields car park may be axed to make way for more office spaceA town centre car park could face the axe after plans were submitted for a new office block.
Other Regional Press
- Portsmouth traffic slow as major road closed for second weekendPORTSMOUTH is again left gridlocked this weekend as a major road is closed.
- Warning to plan ahead over fears major traffic scheme could cause traffic chaos MOTORISTS are being warned to plan ahead as residents warn a major road project could cause traffic chaos.
Forbes
- For Tesla, Electric Car Sales Explode In All The Wrong PlacesMore than 2 million electric vehicles may be on the world’s roads by the end of 2016, wrote the Guardian, citing data of the electric vehicle world database EV Volumes. That should be good news for electric carmaker Tesla. It is not. A closer look at the data shows that most of the growth comes from Tesla competitors, and from regions where Tesla is weak. It is a stereotype “that the U.S. market is further ahead in deploying the zero-emission technology thanks to cars such as the Tesla Model S,” writes Automotive News. As far as Tesla is concerned, elect...
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- More than �100,000 compensation paid out to drivers affected by pot holes in Hampshire Almost 2,000 claims were made by drivers whose cars had been damaged
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