Grant Shapps pushes plan for driverless cars 

Britons could be the first drivers allowed to take their hands off the wheel on motorways to watch films, send texts or check emails as Grant Shapps pushes plan for driverless cars New lanekeeping technology introduced was introduced to Britain on Friday Introduction is stage three of five needed to see self-driving cars on the road   Grant … Read more

Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials pledge £800million

Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials put £800million towards Bicester-Bletchley and Newcastle-Ashington projects Department for Transport said £760m will support next phase of East West Rail Reinstates services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley shut in 1968 £34m boost is also going to old line between Newcastle and Ashington  By Daily Mail … Read more

Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials pledge £800million

Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials put £800million towards Bicester-Bletchley and Newcastle-Ashington projects Department for Transport said £760m will support next phase of East West Rail Reinstates services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley shut in 1968 £34m boost is also going to old line between Newcastle and Ashington  By Daily Mail … Read more

High Street retailers and luxury brands are BURNING or dumping EU products

High street retailers and luxury brands are burning or dumping products returned by EU customers due to the cost and trouble of bringing them back into the country – as online shoppers in Britain see prices rise by a third for items from Europe.  The Brexit trade deal has seen many customers rejecting goods that … Read more

High Street retailers and luxury brands are BURNING or dumping EU products

High street retailers and luxury brands are burning or dumping products returned by EU customers due to the cost and trouble of bringing them back into the country – as online shoppers in Britain see prices rise by a third for items from Europe.  The Brexit trade deal has seen many customers rejecting goods that … Read more

Post-Brexit shoppers are paying a third more for EU goods as red tape confuses Continental retailers

Post-Brexit shoppers are paying a third more for EU goods as red tape is confusing Continental retailers amid chaos at the ports. Tens of thousands of internet buyers are checking out without realising they will be asked to stump up extra VAT and customs duties when their parcel arrives. Delivery company DPD asked one shopper … Read more

Post-Brexit shoppers are paying a third more for EU goods as red tape confuses Continental retailers

Post-Brexit shoppers are paying a third more for EU goods as red tape is confusing Continental retailers amid chaos at the ports. Tens of thousands of internet buyers are checking out without realising they will be asked to stump up extra VAT and customs duties when their parcel arrives. Delivery company DPD asked one shopper … Read more

Ministers put troops on standby to clear backlog at ports

The EU has demanded Boris Johnson drop plans to turn the City into a ‘Singapore on Thames’ global economic powerhouse before it will consider helping unclog the huge backlog of goods at UK ports. The EU is said to be open to discussing how to reduce friction, with shopper complaining of shortages at UK supermarkets … Read more

Only 37 miles of UK’s smart motorways have vital safety tech

Just 37 miles of smart motorway have been fitted with vital safety technology to rapidly detect broken-down vehicles, it emerged today. The radar system, which can spot stationary cars in 20 seconds, has been installed on only four of the 24 sections of motorway in England with no hard shoulder. This is despite Transport secretary … Read more

High speed cross-Channel train service Eurostar could go bust within months, experts warn 

Eurostar ‘could fold by April’: High speed cross-Channel train service could go bust within months without a rescue package, experts warn MPs and business leaders have warned Eurostar could go bust without help Passengers have fallen 95 per cent since March and two services now run daily  Sir Roger Gale says French and UK ministers … Read more