Business chiefs accuse ministers of being ‘missing in action’ amid growing backlash against governmentMinisters have been told that petrol queues in some parts of the country have become worse and army help will not relieve the problem, amid a growing …
Computer chip shortage stalls UK car industry production
A continuing global shortage of semiconductors further dents the sector’s post-pandemic recoveryBritish car industry output declined for the second month in a row in August as the months-long shortage of computer chips hampered the sector’s recovery ef…
UK petrol stations show ‘very tentative signs of stabilisation’, says transport secretary – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the UK’s supply chain crisis continuesLatest: Grant Shapps says ‘signs of stabilisations’ in petrol storageShapps: don’t fill up water bottles with fuelIntro: More queues and shortages at p…
In a queue for petrol in Essex, I found an unexpected camaraderie | Tim Burrows
At first, I thought drivers lining up in case there was a fuel shortage were foolish. Then I joined themBefore this weekend, I had never seen a petrol station cashier answer a telephone. Yet here he was, this harassed man in front of me, fielding sever…
‘False choice’: is deep-sea mining required for an electric vehicle revolution?
Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but with even major electric car firms now backing a moratorium, critics say there is an alternative• More from this series: Race to the bottom – the rush to mine the dee…
Germany: parking row brews as Green mayor plans to increase fees by 600%
Controversial proposals for Tübingen are an attempt to deter car use in the city, with larger vehicles paying the mostThe mayor of the southern German city of Tübingen has attracted praise and scorn alike for a new plan to increase parking fees by 600%…
We tried to transition to green jobs, but the bosses are closing our car factory down | Frank Duffy
Though we don’t want to go on strike, we can’t stand by and watch the British car industry fall victim to offshoring Frank Duffy is the Unite the Union plant convener at GKN Automotive, BirminghamMore than 500 workers, myself included, at the GKN Autom…
What does the small print really say? That you’ll never win | David Mitchell
A motorist’s recent ‘David and Goliath’ victory against a car park firm was nothing of the sortMany people will have enjoyed reading the news last week that Linda Edwards, a 58-year-old artist who lives in Saddleworth near Oldham, has won a five-year l…
Cyclist run over by partially sighted motorist still battling with insurers
Joanna Davies was dragged along the road for 20 metres but has been offered less than half the £11,000 she has claimedA Hampshire cyclist who was driven over by a partially sighted motorist has described her struggle to get the driver’s insurer, Aviva,…
Why is this clean hybrid car taxed at almost the same rate as a Ferrari?
A retired bishop faces a bigger tax bill after swapping his old diesel VW for an environmentally friendly vehicleA retired bishop who replaced a polluting diesel car with a much greener plug-in hybrid model has described the government’s environmental …