Carmakers warn losing single market access in Brexit deal will ramp up car prices November 30, 2016 The boss of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned leaving the single market could jack up car prices. Gareth Jones said the car industry will be hit with "billions" in tariffs should Britain not sign a deal keeping the sector within a tariff-free EU trading bloc. It will add at least £2.7bn [...]
Commuter chaos during morning rush hour as Northern Line disrupted by faulty train and Piccadilly Line woes continue November 30, 2016 Commuters using the Northern Line this morning are facing severe delays due to a faulty train. There is no service between Camden Town and Edgware and severe delays between Camden Town and Kennington, with minor delays on the rest of the line. https://twitter.com/northernline/status/803873580408852480 https://twitter.com/northernline/status/803878116003348480 There is also no service from Finchley Central to Mill Hill [...]
Addison Lee pumps £7.5m in to training after splashing out on new cars November 29, 2016 London private car hire firm Addison Lee is pouring £7.5m in to driver training. The company – which is battling against US upstart Uber for market share – claims it’s the largest ever private investment in driver training in the industry. The fresh spending follows Addison Lee plugging £17m into new cars earlier this month, purchasing [...]
TSSA union members vote in favour of more industrial action November 29, 2016 London Underground workers in the TSSA union have voted in favour of striking, the union announced today. In a ballot of 237 members, with 235 valid papers returned, 159, or 67.7 per cent, voted in favour of a strike, with 76 – 32.3 per cent – voting against. When asked whether they would be prepared [...]
Traffic congestion costs London businesses £237m each year November 29, 2016 Congestion in the capital has long been a bugbear for drivers, passengers and residents alike. And TomTom's Traffic Index, which measures congestion on the roads in 295 cities, has found it's also proving costly for London's businesses. Research it conducted noted that traffic in the capital increases the time each vehicle spends on the road [...]
It might not be our problem in the future: Southern rail’s owner cuts pension costs to reflect “limited responsibility” November 29, 2016 It's been a nightmare year for Southern rail. But its owner was given a boost today after revealing its profits will leap by 38 per cent, simply by changing the way it accounts for its railway pension costs. Go-Ahead shares were one of the top movers in the FTSE 250 this morning, up over three per cent, following [...]
Ford, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen unveil a joint venture to charge up Europe’s electric car network November 29, 2016 Car giants have banded together to charge up Europe's major motorways in a joint venture aiming to accelerate the mass-market take-up of electric vehicles. BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with its brands Audi & Porsche, have announced a joint venture to deploy a high-powered charge network for battery electric vehicles [...]
Lufthansa’s pilot strike has gone into a second week with thousands of flights cancelled November 29, 2016 Lufthansa has cancelled another 1,700 flights for today and tomorrow, after its pilots extended strike plans into a second week. The airline lost a German court bid to prevent its pilots from resuming strikes this week in a dispute that has caused almost 4,500 flight cancellations in a month. The refusal by the Munich Labour [...]
The EU court will start trying to answer an incredibly existensial question about Uber November 28, 2016 The battle between Uber and taxi drivers in Europe is ramping up as they pull up at the European court on Tuesday over a rather existential question: what exactly is Uber? The first hearing in what is expected to be a landmark case that will decide its fate in key European markets will take place in the [...]
Southern rail drivers vote to strike in run up to Christmas November 28, 2016 Southern rail drivers have voted in favour of further industrial action over the Christmas period as part of a long-running dispute over driver-only trains – meaning commuters could be facing up to 18 days of strikes in December and January. Members of the RMT union who work on Southern trains have already voted to strike on [...]