TfL targets one million fines a year, top Met officer says January 12, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) is set to target one million speeding fines a year, as more than 623,000 prosecutions have taken place between 2020 and 2021. According to Simon Ovens, chief superintendent at the Met’s roads and transport policing command, TfL has “a clear position to get to a target of one million prosecutions a [...]
British Airways axes hundreds of flights following booking slump January 12, 2022 British Airways (BA) has reportedly scrapped three flight routes, axing hundreds of flights until the summer. Routes from London Heathrow to US destinations such as Nashville, New Orleans and Baltimore were cancelled as a result of a Covid-induced slump in bookings, the Sun first reported. Flights to New Orleans will end on 15 January while [...]
Boeing snatches Airbus crown on adjusted order basis January 11, 2022 US plane manufacturer Boeing has snatched Airbus’s crown as the world’s largest aircraft maker on an adjusted order basis. While the European plane maker remains the world’s largest manufacturer for the number of planes delivered, the Seattle-based company ended the year with 535 net orders while Airbus’s total amounted to 507. Boeing’s deliveries – which [...]
DPD finalises CitySprint acquisition following CMA approval January 11, 2022 Parcel delivery giant DPD has completed the acquisition of UK same-day delivery firm CitySprint, following the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) approval of the deal on 16 December. “This transaction makes genuine sense for both parties and we are delighted to have completed the acquisition,” said Elaine Kerr, DPD UK’s chief executive. “Same day delivery is [...]
Tesla registers record sales of China-made vehicles January 11, 2022 Tesla sold a record 70,847 China-made vehicles in December, the highest number since the US company started manufacturing in Shanghai in 2019. According to data from the China Passenger Car Association, the manufacturer’s sales tripled compared with the previous year, also going up 34 per cent on November levels. The latest production influx pushed the [...]
Average used car price surges as market continues to grow January 11, 2022 The price of a used car surged 30.5 per cent year-on-year, making December the 21st consecutive month of growth for the second-hand automotive market. According to Auto Trader’s retail price index, the £17,816 average was driven by mainly by exceptional levels of consumer demand, reflected in the 27 per cent increase in visits to Auto [...]
HS2 trains to run on zero-carbon energy as part of green push January 11, 2022 HS2 trains are set to run on zero carbon energy from the first day of operations. The decision was part of HS2’s Net Zero Carbon Plan which, published today, sets out how HS2 Ltd intends to achieve carbon neutrality, reducing the project’s environmental impact to zero. “We know that the climate crisis demands urgent action [...]
Airbus crowned world’s largest aircraft maker for third time in a row January 10, 2022 Airbus was crowned the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, snatching the title from Boeing for the third year in a row. Compared with Boeing’s 302 revenue-generating deliveries, Airbus shipped 611 aircraft to 88 customers in 2021, while its gross order intake doubled to 771 new sales, 507 of which net, while its US rival sold 457 [...]
Lexus increases sales despite Covid and supply chain issues January 10, 2022 Car maker Lexus has registered a 1.1 per cent increase in sales, despite Covid and ongoing supply chain issues. Toyota’s luxury division sold 13,880 vehicles in 2021, giving the car maker a 2.46 per cent share of the premium car market and a 0.84 per cent share of the full passenger car market – a [...]
Union vote: TfL drivers endorse weekend Tube strikes as Londoners face months of disruption January 10, 2022 Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working on the London Underground network today voted in favour of strike action. The ballot, which was conducted after RMT members felt they weren’t given enough reassurances on working conditions and jobs, registered a 94 per cent endorsement to the walkout. “A financial [...]
