London crowned the most dangerous city for UK cyclists October 26, 2021 London is the UK’s most dangerous city for cyclists, reported a study by personal injury experts Boyes Turner Claims. Bristol and Hull come in second and third place, reporting 1,301 and 1,243 incidents since 2016. Using data from the Department for Transport, the research revealed that over the last five years, 11,560 incidents involving cyclists [...]
Plug-in hybrid vehicles no longer exempt from C-Charge discount October 26, 2021 Drivers of plug-in hybrid vehicles are no longer exempt from paying the £15 daily Congestion Charge, reported MSN. From yesterday only 100 per cent net-zero cars qualify fo the discount, while before all hybrid vehicles that emitted no more than 75g/km of CO2 could get the exemption, the news site added. The Congestion Charge was [...]
Half of all Londoners say working from home is damaging the capital’s businesses October 26, 2021 Over half of London office workers would be prepared to work from home less in order to help struggling businesses recover from the impact of the pandemic, according to new research, shared with City A.M. today. In fact, over three quarters (76 per cent) of the capital’s office workers felt that it was important to [...]
Drift to office slows as workers put off by Covid concerns October 26, 2021 A return to the office has appeared to have stalled as London’s office hubs marked a drop in footfall last week. Retail experts Springboard found that footfall declined by 4.2 per cent in areas in central London dominated by offices in the week beginning October 17. The ‘Back to the Office’ benchmark metric suggests that [...]
Photo hoarding carries higher carbon cost than international flights October 26, 2021 New research today reveals Britons' hidden dirty data habits, with the nation’s trigger-happy social snappers contributing over 355,000 tonnes of CO2 every year through unwanted pics alone: the equivalent to the entire population of Chelmsford flying to Australia and back
Driving in London: Calls for one-month ULEZ pollution charge amnesty October 26, 2021 City Hall Tories are calling for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to provide a one-month fines amnesty for drivers who fail to pay the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge during the first month of the expanded zone. Drivers of vehicles which do not comply with minimum emissions standards are being charged £12.50 to [...]
London’s hospitality sector to lose £2.3bn as commuter numbers lag October 25, 2021 The slower return of commuters aboard trains could cost London’s hospitality sector £2.3bn, warned membership body Rail Delivery Group. Data from the group revealed that commuters into London are slower when it comes to getting back to the office, as on 41 per cent of pre-pandemic train commuters have returned, compared with 54 per cent [...]
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle hits out at Sunak for revealing large parts of Budget in advance October 25, 2021 Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has lashed out at Rishi Sunak for releasing more than a dozen spending announcements in the lead-up to Wednesday’s Budget, saying that ministers would resign over similar briefings in years past. Referring to Hugh Dalton’s 1947 resignation after briefing the Budget hours before it took place, Hoyle said: “At one [...]
This week’s Budget: An overview of the £30bn of investments announced so far October 25, 2021 More than £30bn of investment has already been revealed by the Treasury ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said on Sunday that “(over) the last year, I’ve been focused on delivering our plan for jobs, protecting people’s livelihoods, their incomes, their jobs”. But he said he would now be “looking to the future and [...]
ULEZ from today: London’s £12.50 pollution charge zone for older vehicles 18 times larger October 25, 2021 From today, drivers of vehicles which do not comply with minimum emissions standards are being charged £12.50 to drive into London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez). The new rules come as London’s pollution charge zone for older vehicles has been significantly expanded, by 18 times, affecting tens of thousands of London motorists. The Ulez has [...]