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Tuesday, 17 January 2017

BBC News

• Nearly 1,000 wrong speeding notices for Conwy tunnelNearly 1,000 drivers were wrongly sent speeding notices after a temporary limit on a north Wales road was not lifted, figures show.
• Trump comments hit shares in German carmakersShares in BMW and VW fall after Donald Trump warns that cars exported from Mexico to the US could face a 35% tax.

Financial Times

• Driverless cars heading for a jam, says transit groupPromotion of private vehicles over buses and trains expected to make congestion worse

The Guardian

• Tesla allows self-driving cars to break speed limit, againDrivers of the electronic cars will again be able to set the self-driving features to break the speed limit, even on undivided roadsTesla owners will be able to ask the robot that drives their car to break the speed limit, again, following a software update pushed out to users over the weekend.The new software changes the way the autopilot function works on Tesla cars equipped with it. The brand covers a suite of advanced safety features, from lane assist, which keeps the car in the correct lane when driving on motorways, to adaptive cruise control, which allows the car to match speeds with th...

The Telegraph

• British motorists face pollution fines in Paris as car windscreen sticker scheme opens

Times Online

• Toll charges could increase under EU ruling [subscription]Motorists could face increased toll charges for using the M50 Westlink crossing and the Dublin Port Tunnel as a result of a ruling due from the European Union’s top court this week.

London Evening Standard

• Bank Junction: Black cab drivers cause more travel mayhem in road closure protestLondon's black cab drivers brought traffic to a standstill again on Monday as part of a five-day protest over the closure of a busy junction to cars.

Other Regional Press

• Letter to the Editor: Western Relief Road IS essential to future of Portland MICHAEL J Tilley presents a powerful case for the construction of the Western Relief Road in your issue of 12 January.
• What's wrong with our driving? The high number of crashes on footpaths, bus lanes and even railway lines Across the UK, 2,129 accidents involved cars in restricted lanes and on pedestrian pathways

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Wincanton appoints Managing Director at Pullman Fleet ServicesWincanton, the largest British logistics company, has confirmed that Vince McGurk has been appointed as the Managing Director of Pullman Fleet Services, the largest independent provider of commercial vehicle maintenance and fleet management in the UK. Vince has been instrumental in returning Pullman Fleet Services to profit over the last eighteen months and will continue to drive further improvements to both operational and financial performance. Vince will report directly to Chris Fenton, Managing Director of Industrial & Transport. Prior to his role at Wincanton, Vince has held senior g...