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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How Brexit killed the seasonnaire – and why travel firms can’t recover

August 15, 2023

A winter of work and play used to be a coming of age for thousands of Brits, but Brexit has wiped out the seasonnaire
Commuters face significant rail fare hikes despite ongoing strike disruption

August 14, 2023

Commuters are facing a significant rail fare hike, which could add hundreds to the price of their season tickets despite ongoing strike disruption and faltering performance. On Wednesday, the Retail Price Index (RPI) figures used to set next year’s rail fare increase will be announced. Rises in the cost of tickets are typically linked to [...]
Hapag-Lloyd warns Panama Canal drought restrictions could hurt shipping giant

August 14, 2023

Shipping group Hapag-Lloyd has warned that using smaller ships on the Panama Canal could make the group “no longer competitive,” as severe droughts continue to disrupt the world’s largest trading route. One of the driest years ever recorded has led the government to impose extended restrictions on shipping groups using the route, with water levels [...]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars boss rakes in £1.77m pay packet after record year

August 14, 2023

The boss of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was handed a bumper £1.77m pay packet, up 72 per cent from last year, after sales and profit at the carmaker hit record levels in 2022. Rolls-Royce’s latest company filings show the group delivered a record 6,021 cars in 2022 – with the US, Greater China and European markets [...]
No end in sight: Nearly 4m working days lost to strikes in past year as negotiations falter

August 14, 2023

Talks between government and unions to resolve ongoing industrial disputes have repeatedly faltered, despite the UK losing nearly 4m working days to strikes over the past year. According to new research from the Resolution Foundation think tank, 3.9m working days have been lost to industrial action, higher than at any point since the 1980s. Highly [...]
“Dogma”: Why Seat’s boss is no fan of UK’s 2030 ban on petrol engines

August 13, 2023

The British boss of the Volkswagen-owned automakers Seat and Cupra has blasted the UK government’s 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles as inflexible “dogma.” “I don’t think the solution is prohibition,” Wayne Griffiths, who serves as CEO of both European marques, told the Sunday Times. “I don’t think that’s the [...]
Starmer parks nationwide ULEZ plans in attempt to woo motorists

August 13, 2023

Keir Starmer has ditched Labour’s commitment to introduce Ulez-style clean air zones across the country, in a loss for Mayor Sadiq Khan. According to reports, a statement supporting the roll-out of clean air zones, which charge drivers whose vehicles fail to meet emissions standards, has been scrapped from the party’s policy programme. It follows Labour’s [...]
Car insurance premiums hit highest levels since records began

August 11, 2023

Motor insurance premiums have soared to their highest levels since records began, according to research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Over the last year, the average price paid for car insurance rose 21 per cent to £511, the highest since the ABI began collecting data in 2012. The ABI said that “sustained cost [...]
North and West London faces ‘bus standstill’ as workers vote on strike action

August 10, 2023

North and West London’s bus network could grind to a halt this autumn, the Unite Union has warned, as hundreds of workers are to be balloted for strikes in an ongoing dispute over pay. 500 employees French-owned operator RATP in London will vote over the next month on whether to launch a campaign of industrial [...]
Online travel agents urge government to investigate Ryanair over ‘invasive’ booking system

August 10, 2023

A coalition of Europe’s largest online travel agents has called on UK regulators to urgently investigate potential “infringements of customers’ data privacy rights” by Ryanair, escalating a long-running row between the groups. In a letter addressed to the CMA, CAA and ICO, companies including Expedia Group, On the Beach and Skyscanner argued that Ryanair’s verification [...]

Tottenham Hotspur co-owner Daniel Levy gets gong in New Year Honours list

Tottenham Hotspur co-owner Daniel Levy gets gong in New Year Honours list

London exhibitions 2026: From Tracey Emin to Anish Kapoor

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