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Friday, 19 July 2019

BBC News

• Drivers face penalty points for not wearing seat beltsGovernment plans to toughen punishments for motorists breaking the law to try to reduce road deaths.
• Car parts from weeds: The future of green motoring?The motor industry is trying to reduce its carbon footprint in a number of innovative ways.
• 'My $19 Uber ride cost 100 times that'Passengers reportedly paid 100 times more than they should have after Uber's payments system goes awry.
• Electric car models to triple in Europe by 2021A European lobby group says the range of electric car models available to consumers is getting better.

The Independent

• More than one in three road schemes cancelled and delayed, Highways England saysIt was claimed the £15bn road investment strategy would 'revolutionise the network' when it was launched by the coalition government in 2014

Times Online

• Speed bumps on rise despite pollution alert [Subscription]The number of speed bumps on the roads is up 2,000 in three years, despite fears over emission levels. In total there were 42,000 bumps by the end of March last year, according to research published yesterday.
• Key Highlands route to have speed cameras [Subscription]Average-speed cameras are to be rolled out on a key route to the Highlands in an effort to reduce accidents.

Mail Online

• Brace yourselves for Frantic Friday! Summer holiday travel will see 13million cars take to Britain's roads as RAC warns of delays and tailbacks across the countryDrivers are bracing for 'Frantic Friday' tomorrow as 13million cars take to Britain's roads for the start of the summer holidays this weekend.
• At least 17 hurt as boy racers smash into crowds: Spectators battle to LIFT vehicle off trapped victims as others scream for help in horror scenes after two 'pimped' cars collide at Stevenage meetAt least 16 people have been injured - some seriously - after two 'boy racers' ploughed into crowds of car enthusiasts watching them race at a souped-up car event locals had warned police would be dangerous.

North Wales Live

• Clamped cars are mysteriously being abandoned around Wrexham - and it left people baffled Some residents NOW think they may have the answer

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Government looks at steps to make new drivers saferNew drivers could face limits on what they can do on the road, to ease them into a lifetime of safe driving.

Other News Sources

• Are Scotland’s Roads Funded Properly? Asks Holyrood CommitteeThe Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is looking for views from a wide range of road users on the effectiveness of the current approach to road maintenance in Scotland and whether current funding levels are sufficient.

EIN News Subscription

• Drivers could be hit with penalty points if they fail to wear seat belt Drivers caught not wearing a seat belt face tougher punishments under Department for Transport (DfT) plans. Offenders in Britain could be handed penalty points in addition to a fine, meaning some may lose their licence for failing to buckle up. Currently, …