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Friday, 13 January 2017

BBC News

• Severn crossings £3 toll plan from UK governmentCars, vans and small buses will pay just £3 in tolls when the Severn crossings go into public ownership, under UK government plans.
• Forth Road Bridge crash raises questions over pressure on lorry driversThe crash which closed the Forth Road Bridge raises questions over the pressure being put on lorry drivers.
• Car insurance 'gender divide widens'Male motorists typically pay �101 more a year for their car insurance than women, a comparison site suggests.

The Guardian

• Fiat Chrysler used software to cheat diesel emissions testing, EPA allegesThe car company installed software in multiple models that ‘increases air pollution’ for three years, in violation of the Clean Air Act, EPA claims

Mail Online

• EU car insurance premiums set to rise so that UNINSURED drivers can get compensation� The European Union has ruled that even motorists who break the law by driving without insurance should be protected if their car is damaged.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• English tests may get tougher for would-be cabbies TOUGHER English tests for would-be cabbies could be introduced across West Yorkshire, according to a new report.

London Evening Standard

• Bank Junction: Black cab drivers bring City of London to a standstill during major rush hour protest as snow lashes capitalA black cab protest has sparked gridlock in the capital bringing the City of London to a standstill during rush hour.

Blackpool Gazette

• ‘Hole’ lotta help for roadsMore than £1.5m to improve roads has been awarded to Blackpool Council by the Government.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Metal 3D printing: Technology of the future for lighter and more compact Renault truck enginesA team of Renault Trucks engineers and designers is working on an additive manufacturing process – metal 3D printing – that is set to boost the performance of engines. Technology of the future is fast becoming a reality, as can be seen from the complex parts that have already been successfully tested inside a Euro-6 engine. The Renault Trucks Lyon Powertrain Engineering department has focused on using metal additive manufacturing as a future engine manufacturing process. As a result a prototype DTI 5 4- cylinder Euro-6 step C engine has been designed exclusively using 3D printing...