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New trans-Pennine roads study announced

Mar 22, 2019Comments off

Highways England is to lead a £300,000 study looking at major improvements to road links between the M65 in East Lancashire and parts of Yorkshire, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced today. The study – due to

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Europe failing to reach the target for the ...

Mar 22, 2019Comments off

The gap between the European Union’s (EU) 2020 target for reducing the number of deaths caused by road traffic accidents and the actual number of incidents is increasing. Despite the total number of deaths caused by

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British favourite Mini most likely to pass ...

Mar 21, 2019Comments off

Analysis of almost 7,000 MOT reports from the Bill Manager functionality on MoneySuperMarket’s app today reveals your car’s chances of passing the mandatory safety test, based on the make, colour and even day of the week

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Scania publishes Annual and Sustainability ...

Mar 21, 2019Comments off

2018 was another year of strong operational performance and a continued focus on contributing to a sustainable future in the ecosystem of transport and logistics. Total vehicle deliveries and service sales reached all-time high levels and

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Without significant investment in infrastru...

Mar 21, 2019Comments off

The UK’s leading online garage and car repair marketplace has revealed that more than four fifths (84%) of the public wouldn’t consider buying an electric vehicle, unless the Government invests heavily in a comprehensive public charging

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A fifth of driver positions unfilled in the...

Mar 21, 2019Comments off

The European road transport sector is facing the most acute professional driver shortage in decades, a new report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has found. The report is based on insight from stakeholders across

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Dangerous handheld phone use at the wheel r...

Mar 21, 2019Comments off

After a fall in the proportion of drivers admitting to using a handheld phone while driving in 2017 following the introduction of tougher penalties, new RAC figures show the problem is actually worsening – and illegal

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Autonomous driving: The world’s first all...

Mar 21, 2019Comments off

Gacha is the world’s first self-driving robot bus that works in any weather. What makes Gacha unique is its ability to work reliably even under difficult conditions – in the dark as well as rain, snow,

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Volvo cars to deploy in-car cameras and int...

Mar 21, 2019Comments off

Volvo Cars have revealed a new step in its ambitions to end fatalities in its cars by addressing the issues of intoxication and distraction. Apart from speeding, which the company aims to help combat with a

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TfL’s budget shows operating deficit almo...

Mar 20, 2019Comments off

Operating deficit of £968m in 2018/19 now forecast to be almost halved to £500m by the end of 2018/19 as a result of tight financial management. This is one third of the £1.5bn deficit of 2015/16