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Monday, 24 July 2017

BBC News

• VW denies £2.5m London congestion charge billSadiq Khan claims VW owes Transport for London £2.5m in missed congestion charges following its emissions scandal.
• Takata scandal: Faulty airbags still used in refitsCarmakers say replacement airbags will be safe for several years because problems emerge over time.

Financial Times

• EU probes claims of German carmaker collusionIndustry battered by VW emissions scandal faces fresh allegations
• Vehicle technology: Tesla and Elon Musk’s moment of truthThe company hopes its Model 3 will be the first mass-market electric car and will set it on a path to profitability
• Uber-rival Grab rakes in $2.5bn in fresh investmentSoutheast Asian ride-hailing company valued at more than $6bn after latest funding

Times Online

• Pay-as-you-park app signals end of getting a ticket [Subscription]It is a particularly resented tax on motoring: the extra 50p or so that has to be slipped into the parking machine to make sure you are not caught out at the end of a long shopping trip.

City AM

• UK taxi turnover falls for the first time in five years as Uber drives up its network expansionThe rise of Uber has driven taxi firms' turnover off course, according to research out today from accountancy firm Moore Stephens.
• Mayor Sadiq Khan says VW has shown 'utter contempt' by refusing to pay £2.5m London congestion charge bill after emissions scandalLondon mayor Sadiq Khan has said VW has shown "utter contempt" for Londoners after the German car giant has refused to pay £2.5m to compensate congestion charge money lost due to the emissions scandal.

Mail Online

• Tory MPs don't want to punish diesel drivers An early version of the Environment Secretary Michael Gove's air quality plan, published in the run-up to the election, suggested diesel drivers would be hit with pollution charges in some areas.

Other Regional Press

• Your MP writes: Newport East MP Jessica MordenHaving campaigned for many years, alongside Labour colleagues, for the Government to act on the Severn Bridge tolls, this week’s news that the tolls will be scrapped by the end of 2018 is welcome. For far too long, commuters and businesses in Newport East have had to absorb the extortionate toll charges and I will ensure the Tory Government is scrutinised, that we have a timetable for the bridges returning to public ownership, and that the tolls really are scrapped.