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Monday, 29 May 2017

BBC News

• Thousands of drivers caught despite mobile crackdownMore than 200 drivers a day were caught using a mobile at the wheel immediately after tougher penalties for the offence came into effect, figures show.

The Guardian

• ‘It's the worst place to park in the world’ – why Britain is at war over parkingBitter skirmishes are raging between motorists and councils all over the country. But could automation, big data and disruptive technology provide a solution?Samantha Moore may seem jolly, perched among the jars of fudge and flying saucers at her sweet shop on Fore Street in Brixham, the picturesque Devon fishing town. But there’s one subject sure to sour her mood: parking. Moore and her family live above the shop and pay Torbay district council £50 a year for an off-peak permit, which allows them to leave their Peugeot hatchback in the nearby town-centre car park between 3pm and 10am.That’s c...

The Herald

• Driverless cars ‘mean £3bn spent on A9 is wasted’THE £3 billion dualling of the A9 could be a “huge waste of money” by failing to plan ahead for driverless and electric cars, it has been claimed.

Times Online

• Hydrogen cars and why Britain is out of the clean fuel race [subscription]Fuel cells that emit nothing more toxic than water were invented in 1842 — by a Briton. Now California and Japan are producing cars and infrastructure for a carbon-free future, leaving the UK for dust. Nick Rufford reports
• Diesel fumes cause heart deformities [Subscription]Pedestrians should walk as far away from the kerb as possible to avoid toxic diesel fumes which are altering the structure of people’s hearts, according to a study.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Video shows scores of cars in Snowdonia beauty spot with parking fines Bank Holiday bonanza for parking wardens with dozens of cars given fixed penalty notices

Other Regional Press

• Reader letter: Surely Norwich’s answer is a more fully-integrated public transport system?Delighted car manufacturers report rocketing sales - 820,000 in the first three months of this year, a quarter of a million of which were diesels in March alone.
• TVR bosses urge Welsh Government to give Circuit of Wales the green lightLUXURY car manufacturer TVR, which is opening a new factory in Ebbw Vale, has written to first minister Carwyn Jones urging him to give the Circuit of Wales the go-ahead.
• Scrapping tolls could drive up house prices, says AMSCRAPPING the tolls on the Severn bridges could result in a “surge” of people moving from Bristol to Newport, driving up hose prices, one of the city’s two AMs has claimed.