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Budget 2017: Railcard extended for people aged up to 30
Railcards offering discounted train travel are to be extended to people up to 30 years old.
Eurotunnel renamed Getlink in preparation for post-Brexit era
Company says rebrand to very Anglo-Saxon name is needed because it owns businesses beyond the Channel TunnelEurotunnel is preparing for the post-Brexit era with a corporate rebrand, with the company being renamed Getlink.The French company, which operates the Channel Tunnel, has chosen the admirably Anglo-Saxon name to mark the group's passage into an exciting new era for mobility infrastructures.
Nearly two thirds of Heathrow's 20,000 noise complaints came from 10 people during the third quarter of 2017
Nearly two thirds of the 20,642 noise complaints made to Heathrow Airport over the past three months came from 10 people.
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
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- Government urged to spend £200m on 'high risk' roadsThe Road Safety Foundation says the death and injury levels on some A roads are
- Uber and Volvo strike deal for 24,000 self-drive carsUber plans to purchase up to 24,000 cars from Volvo before 2021 to build a self-drive fleet.
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- Uber in deal for 24,000 driverless Volvo cars [Subscription]Uber has unveiled plans to order tens of thousands of autonomous, driverless Volvos that could — local regulations permitting — be on the streets of cities around the world by 2019.
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- Uber just bought thousands of driverless cars from VolvoUber has snapped up thousands of driverless cars from Volvo in the latest demonstration that the technology is taking off.
Mail Online
- Drivers face tax hike on diesels they were told to buy Philip Hammond will hit diesel drivers with a 1p fuel tax rate rise in the budget and is believed to be mulling measures to make buying new diesel vehicles more expensive as well.
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