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Saturday, 18 February 2017

BBC News

• Ford developing pothole alert system for driversThe carmaker says it is testing technology to detect potholes and warn drivers of their locations.
• Bus lane trial for taxis in Belfast to begin next weekA 12-week trial scheme for some taxis to use bus lanes on Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) routes is to begin next week.
• Polluting cars 'T-Charge' to be rolled out in autumnMore polluting cars face an extra �10 fee for entering the congestion charge zone from October.
• Vauxhall deal: Minister meets Peugeot and French governmentThe UK business secretary has

The Guardian

• Glasgow bin lorry crash driver admits driving car without licenceHarry Clarke pleads guilty after getting behind the wheel nine months after incident in which six people diedThe driver of a bin lorry that crashed in Glasgow, killing six people, has admitted driving a car without a licence nine months after the incident.Harry Clarke, 60, appeared at Glasgow sheriff court on Friday, where he pleaded guilty to culpable and reckless driving. Continue reading...
• London to introduce £10 vehicle pollution charge, says Sadiq KhanMayor says owners of more polluting cars will have to pay extra levy from October to drive within congestion charge zoneOlder, more polluting cars will have to pay a £10 charge to drive in central London from 23 October, the city’s mayor has said.Confirming he would press ahead with the fee, known as the T-charge, Sadiq Khan said: “It’s staggering that we live in a city where the air is so toxic that many of our children are growing up with lung problems. If we don’t make drastic changes now we won’t be protecting the health of our families in the future. Continue reading...

The Huffington Post

• Polluting Cars Will Be Taxed To Enter Central London From OctoberDrivers of older, more polluting cars will be charged an extra levy for entering central London from 23 October, the Mayor of London has announced. Sadiq Khan said the £10 ‘Toxicity Charge’ would apply in the congestion charging zone typically to petrol and diesel cars registered before 2005. “It’s staggering that we live in a city where the air is so toxic that many of our children are growing up with lung problems,” Khan said. “The T-Charge is a vital step in tackling the dirtiest diesels.” The move comes two days after the European C...

The Telegraph

• Glasgow bin lorry crash driver admits reckless driving again - just nine months after six people died
• Lorry weight likely to cause surge in pothole levels
• Drivers of older diesel cars to be charged extra �10 to enter London

Times Online

• Air pollution on busy roads as bad as passively smoking 10 a day [Subscription]Living next to a busy road is as unhealthy as being exposed to ten cigarettes a day, scientists calculate.
• Charge for toxic cars is ‘toughest in the world’ [Subscription]The owners of the most polluting cars will face a £10 “toxicity charge” to drive into central London under plans outlined yesterday.

The Mirror

• Pothole levels to surge as roads are being worn down by heavier lorries The weight of goods carried by British-registered lorries rose by 5% to 1.7 billion tonnes in the year ending June 2016

Birmingham Mail

• New DVLA car tax rules: How much YOU will have to pay Motorists across Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands will be required to change what they pay in a bid to keep their vehicles on the road
• Child booster car seat - find out how the law is changing Worryingly, new research reveals two thirds (66%) of parents do not understand the current car booster seat regulations

Bolton News

• Motoring misery on way as �500,000 resurfacing work begins MOTORISTS face more misery from Monday when resurfacing work on Manchester Road gets underway.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Warning of overnight road closures A KEY route through Brighouse town centre is to close overnight next month for just over a fortnight to allow essential maintenance to be carried out.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales pothole �50,000 compensation payouts A total of 460 claims were made against councils in the region in 2015/16 after cars were left damaged by substandard roads

Manchester Evening News

• Drivers warned of major road closure on route to Manchester Airport for whole weekend Weekend closure to hit drivers on the M6, M56 and A556

East Anglian Daily Times

• Could a flyover solve congestion on the A12 and A14 trunk roads at Copdock?Highways England needs to spend £500m improving junctions on the A14 and A12 around Ipswich, including the notorious Copdock junction, to tackle rush-hour delays.

West Sussex Gazette

• Fears over car parking loss for Petworth skate park are allayedFears that plans for a skate park in part of Petworth’s town centre Pound Street car park will mean a loss of car parking have been allayed.

Other Regional Press

• Circuit of Wales wins union and construction sector backing THE ambitious Circuit of Wales project in Ebbw Vale has won the support of the UK’s biggest trade union and one of the largest construction firms in the world.
• Highways boss says throw things at me if London Road traffic light scheme doesn't work HIGHWAYS boss Philip Whitehead told a public meeting that if a �347,000 scheme for traffic lights on London Road, Devizes did not improve morning traffic flow he would return and people could throw things at him.
• New �3.5bn Oxford-Cambridge Expressway route could pass through protected Green Belt HIGHWAY bosses are set to recommend a new �3.5bn expressway passes south of Oxford through protected Green Belt land, it has been claimed.
• Weeks of closures of delays on busy Southampton road for bridge testing SIX WEEKS of lane closures and four days of temporary traffic lights will commence in Southampton this month as bridges are tested.
• Road speeds lowered after Judi’s tireless safety campaign in HitchinHitchin’s streets are set to have lower speed limits introduced after the culmination of six years of tireless campaigning by a councillor.

Green Miscellany

• A black box in every car will ensure the polluter paysA new £10 emissions levy on pre-2005 cars in London is only months from launch, but such is the danger to health posed by air pollution that a far more stringent tax is already in development. Under a ‘polluter pays’ approach, local authorities will require that internal combustion engine vehicles be fitted with a black box to track their movements and… The post A black box in every car will ensure the polluter pays appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• TomTom introduces new traffic data sharing tool to transform mobility Dutch company TomTom has launched a new traffic cooperation tool to facilitate the exchange of traffic data with cities, road authorities and other mobility stakeholders.
• Proposal to introduce parking charge for electric car drivers THE council wants to introduce a parking charge for electric car drivers to stop motorists taking advantage of free all day parking.
• Traders furious over the parking informer AN INFORMER is flagging up illegal parking to the council and landing drivers with fines.