By: Guy Taylor

Transport Reporter Guy Taylor is the Transport and Infrastructure Correspondent at City A.M. He has interviewed key figures in UK aviation and rail and has a particular interest in investigative reporting. He was highly commended in MHP's 30 to watch award for young journalists in 2025.

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Ryanair and Wizz Air caught up in fresh greenwashing allegations

June 22, 2023

Ryanair and Wizz Air are facing fresh allegations of greenwashing after the consumer organisation BEUC filed a complaint to the European Commission, naming them among the 17 European airlines accused of making misleading climate-related claims. The BEUC – which represents 46 consumer organisations in the European bloc – are calling for a continent-wide investigation in [...]
FTSE 100 close: Bank of England interest hike piles more pain on markets

June 22, 2023

The much scrutinised Bank of England’s interest rate hike by half a point to five percentage points today, piled the pressure on London markets. London opened far lower in anticipation of the rate hike and continued in the red following the announcement, which marked the 13th straight rise from the bank and took interest rates [...]
DS Smith: Inflation can’t keep profits boxed up for Amazon cardboard provider

June 22, 2023

DS Smith reported soaring profits and trading in line with expectations in its full year results this morning, as the package specialist continued to show strong resistance to high inflation and rising paper costs. The London-listed group – which delivers boxes and paper products to companies including Amazon and Brewdog – saw pre-tax profits up [...]
Local authorities putting the brakes on electric car charger rollout, industry warns

June 22, 2023

Local authority bureaucracy is causing delays of up to a year in rolling out electric car charge points, industry figures have warned. “We’re getting caught up in red tape… which is stopping us deploying thousands more charges today,” Ian Johnston, head of the newly formed trade association ChargeUK, told City A.M. To build and operate [...]
Tour operator Skiworld wipes out in Austria amid post-Brexit dip in UK chalet hosts

June 22, 2023

Skiworld – the UK’s largest independent ski tour operator – has pulled out of much of its operation in Austria as a result of post-Brexit red tape, City A.M. has learnt. The London-based firm – which runs chalets across the Alps – told City A.M. that a dip in the number of UK staff it [...]
Volkswagen plans audit of Xinjiang plant after human rights complaint

June 21, 2023

Volkswagen is planning an external audit of its factory in Xinjiang after a group filed a human rights compliant with regulators in relation to its operations in the Chinese state. Oliver Blume, Volkswagen’s chief executive, said on Wednesday that the German car manufacturer would commission the audit “as soon as possible,” according to a report [...]
Network Rail must be held to account for poor performance, says minister

June 21, 2023

The performance of Network Rail has “not been good enough,” rail minister Huw Merriman said today, stating that the body must be properly held to account to ensure it improves the UK’s rail infrastructure. Speaking at a transport committee hearing, Merriman told MPs that a major challenge for train operators “is the performance of Network [...]
THG share price up as firm eyes profitability boost while CEO gives up power to veto hostile bids

June 21, 2023

THG said it was anticipating a “significant increase in profitability” in its half year results following a boost from its nutrition segment and and big losses earlier in the year. The e-commerce retailer said that CEO Matthew Moulding had given up his special share in the firm, which means that Moulding can no longer veto [...]
Octopus’ EV leasing business secures £150m to turbocharge electric car take up

June 20, 2023

Octopus Electric Vehicles, the energy company’s electric car leasing business, has secured a £150m funding boost, taking its two-year total fundraising total to £650m. The funding will help finance Octopus’ employee benefit scheme, which gives employees at firms who opt in a chance to save around 30-40 per cent by providing the electric vehicle, charger [...]
Karshare journey ends as firm runs out of cash and calls in administrators

June 20, 2023

Karshare, the car rental service which raised nearly £10m from a number of wealthy owners, has ceased trading today after running out of cash. It has appointed accountancy firm Azets as an administrator, according to Sky News’ Mark Kleinman. The firm had previously raised close to £10m from a number of wealthy investors, including former [...]

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