Ban will apply to privately owned e-scooters and e-unicycles even when folded or carried, with fines issuedE-scooters will be banned from the public transport network in London from Monday for safety reasons after a spate of battery fires.The ban will …
Motorist fined after CCTV confuses his number plate with woman’s T-shirt
David Knight told to pay £90 after KN19TER registration is mixed up with pedestrian’s ‘Knitter’ top 120 miles awayDavid Knight was baffled when he received a fine for driving in a bus lane in Bath – about 120 miles away from his home.But the builder an…
UK public warms to road pricing as fuel duty replacement considered
Almost four in 10 back road pricing to replace fuel duty and other taxes as people switch to electric carsRoad pricing is seen as a fairer possible system to raise revenue than fuel duty and motoring taxes, thinktank research has found.The switch to el…
‘It was war’: school-run parents tackle petrol crisis traffic chaos
Residents set up traffic patrol to challenge drivers forming long polluting queues near London schoolBounds Green primary school sits on a road so busy it has a bridge for a pedestrian crossing. Even on a good day the air is acrid, suffused by mephitic…
UK fuel crisis ‘could go on for further week’ despite military help
One in five forecourts in London and south-east of England still out of fuelThe UK fuel crisis could run another week, fuel retailers have warned, as military tanker drivers took to the roads to relieve pressure on petrol stations.One in five forecourt…
‘Only yourselves to blame’: UK’s shortages seen from abroad
US and European media give their verdict on the fuel, food and labour crisis they say is caused by BrexitGovernment ministers may insist it is “wrong” to blame Brexit for Britain’s fuel, food and labour shortages, but for the rest of Europe – and beyon…
Supply chain crisis could last months admits PM but fuel situation ‘improving’
Labour accuses PM of ‘reducing the country to chaos’ with cars continuing to queue and fights breaking outBritain’s supply chain strain could last until after Christmas, Boris Johnson has admitted as he urged motorists to stop panic-buying fuel by insi…
Campaign urges Londoners to take over parking spaces for a day
Organisers of People Parking Day are inviting residents to create ‘parklets’ in their streetsPeople are being urged to reclaim parking spaces outside their homes this weekend, transforming them into mini parks for activities such as fitness classes, te…
Climate crisis: fifth of London schools now susceptible to flooding
Sadiq Khan to warn time is running out to tackle emergency as he puts pressure on UK government to actA fifth of London’s schools are now susceptible to flooding and millions of people living in the capital are at “high risk” of suffering from the effe…
Ministers plan legal action to stop Insulate Britain disrupting motorways
Priti Patel and Grant Shapps want injunction this week, which could lead to protesters being jailedPriti Patel and Grant Shapps are seeking a court injunction to stop environmental protesters from targeting major motorways after five days of tailbacks …