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Monday, 26 March 2018

BBC News

• New car sales 'to fall 5.5% in 2018' amid consumer slowdownThe UK market will be the

Department for Transport

• Pothole fund boosted to repair roads after winter damageA further £100 million is being given to councils to help repair potholes and protect local roads from future severe weather.

The Guardian

• Uber to sell south-east Asia business to competitor GrabUS ride-hailing firm will take 27.5% stake in Asia-based Grab and its CEO will join Grab’s boardRide-hailing firm Uber has agreed to sell its south-east Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab, marking the US company’s second retreat from an Asian market. The deal is the industry’s first big consolidation in south-east Asia, home to about 640 million people, and puts pressure on Indonesia’s Go-Jek, which is backed by Alphabet’s Google and China’s Tencent. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• One in ten cars which had free VW fix have experienced 'limp mode' at high speed, lawyers claim 

Times Online

• Crumbling roads cost councils £43m in compensation claims [Subscription]Councils have spent more than £43 million in five years to settle legal claims brought by cyclists and motorists injured on Britain’s deteriorating roads.

The Mirror

• Tory vow to repair Britain's potholes slammed as Chris Grayling pledges £100million to tackle £9billion crisis The Transport Secretary admitted that an 'unusually prolonged spell of freezing weather' had caused damage to local roads in England

Northern Echo

• 'Keyless' car thefts on riseMOTORISTS are being advised to take extra precautions after a spate of thefts of keyless vehicles in Cleveland.

Wales Online

• What you said about plans for a 'congestion charge' in Cardiff The plans are aimed at improving the city's air quality

Other Regional Press

• "Keep up the momentum": Residents urged to stay supportive of western relief road schemeAN EXECUTIVE at the helm of plans to build a western relief road linking Wyke Regis and Chickerell is urging residents to continue support for the scheme and “keep up the momentum.â€�

Other News Sources

• Potholes in Surrey: New £2 million fund to tackle road damage caused by 'unusually prolonged spell of freezing weather'“People rely on good roads to get to work and to see friends or family," said transport secretary and MP for Epsom and Ewell, Chris Grayling