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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Inflation drives record rise in car insurance premiums – with Londoners worst hit

April 20, 2023

Soaring inflation has led to a record 20 per cent jump in UK car insurance premiums – the sharpest rise in a decade. Drivers are now paying on average £107 more for their car insurance than they were this time last year, according to the latest results from Confused.com’s Car Insurance Price Index. London motorists [...]
Jet2 having a ‘Goldilocks’ moment as travel group hikes its profit expectations

April 20, 2023

Leisure travel company Jet2 has raised its profit expectations to between £387m and £392m this morning, for the year ending 31 March 2023. The company has reported sale seat capacity for Summer 2023 as 7.2 per cent higher than the previous year, at 15.26 million. Forward bookings remain encouraging, with package holiday customers representing just [...]
Experts fear UK will be left behind in lucrative race to develop self-driving cars

April 20, 2023

Developers of self-driving technology have warned that the UK risks losing its ability to compete in the AV market, due to delays in regulation . “Flip-flopping” on legislation will prove highly detrimental for attracting investors, Dr Sarah Gates, Director of Public Policy at AV developer Wayve, told City AM. According to Gates, it has reached [...]
Luxury car boss hopes going green can see Jag well in the black

April 19, 2023

Jaguar has pledged to spend £15 billion over five years to develop a selection of electric vehicles, according to reports. The new figure amounts to double their previous investment levels in the technology and will see the car manufacturer make changes to a number of its British factories. Jaguar’s Merseyside Halewood plant will become an [...]
Is HS2 a ‘rail to nowhere’? MPs quiz Harper on viability of delayed £1.2bn Euston project

April 19, 2023

In a committee hearing this morning, transport secretary Mark Harper admitted that HS2’s Euston developments were “significantly” greater than the initial budget allocated. His comments followed confirmation that the £1.2bn tunnel from Old Oak Common would be paused until 2024. Harper faced an array of strong questions relating to Euston’s Old Oak Common section of [...]
Heathrow to appeal against CAA price cap as airport warns passengers will bear the brunt of ‘underinvestment’

April 19, 2023

Heathrow Airport has said it will launch an appeal against the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) decision on how much it can charge passengers until December 2026. The Competition and Markets Authority will review the airport’s grounds for appeal and decide if any can proceed. Last month the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirmed that the cap [...]
Rail strikes boost National Express revenues as coach operator bolsters electric fleet

April 19, 2023

National Express has seen UK coach revenue rise by 87 per cent on the previous year, as rail strikes see passengers opt for alternative transport. Passenger growth at National Express also rose despite the six-day bus driver strike and a higher-than-expected pay settlement of 16.2% per cent in February. Reflecting strong financial performance, National Express [...]
HS2’s £1.2bn London Euston project pause confirmed, but length of delay unclear

April 18, 2023

A delay on constructing a 7.2km HS2 tunnel to Euston until 2024 has been confirmed, with the project’s final shape remaining unclear. Both the DfT and HS2 did not disclose how long the delay would be for, when approached by City AM. The government has delayed the development between Euston and Old Oak Common due [...]
EasyJet profits expected to fly past £260m as demand and ticket prices soar

April 18, 2023

Easyjet announced a £120m improvement in its first half performance year on year, as the low-cost airline continued to turnaround its business. Headline losses before tax for the first half are expected to be between £405m and £425m, in spite of economic challenges including inflation, rising fuel costs and preparation costs for summer. The airline [...]
Decarbonising fleets ‘impossible’ due to absence of infrastructure and lack of plan, says HGV sector

April 18, 2023

The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector is calling for an urgent government strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks, amid concerns over poor EV and hydrogen infrastructure. New analysis published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that HGV electric and hydrogen models account for just one in 600 trucks on [...]

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