Mick Lynch to meet with Mark Harper as new strikes sour festive period November 23, 2022 RMT’s boss Mick Lynch is set to meet with transport secretary Mark Harper tomorrow as the rail strikes announced yesterday are set to disrupt the festive period. The union announced on Tuesday that more than 40,000 of its members working at Network Rail and 14 other train operators will walk out throughout December and January [...]
F1 testing provider AB Dynamics ‘not impacted’ by UK financial turmoil November 23, 2022 The UK’s current financial turmoil will not impact automotive testing system provider AB Dynamics, its chief executive James Routh said. “The UK is typically about 2 per cent of our revenue, so the turmoil doesn’t really bother us too much,” Routh told City PM on Wednesday. “Only when it comes to dealing with local inflation [...]
Fresh cash will save 53 bus routes as Sadiq Khan warns ‘tough decisions needed elsewhere’ November 23, 2022 Over 50 London bus routes were saved today after London mayor Sadiq Khan announced a £25m worth of annual funding. The extra cash will be used to prevent 53 routes from being withdrawn following concerns from thousands of Londoners. The £25m per year will be in addition to a £500m facility set up by City [...]
London City takes crown as UK’s best airport for security waiting time November 23, 2022 London City has taken the crown as the UK’s best airport for security waiting times, according to new research. A survey published today by consumer champion Which? showed that the Newham airport had an average queuing time at security of 12 minutes – well below fellow London airports such as Gatwick or Heathrow. With an [...]
Hospitality warns of nightmare before and after Christmas as new rail strikes announced November 22, 2022 London’s hospitality venues are headed for a catastrophic Christmas after a fresh slew of railway strike dates were announced today. The RMT declared that its 40,000 members will walk out throughout December and January, falling slap bang in the middle of the sector’s busiest trading period. Strike action will take place at Network Rail and [...]
Fresh rail strikes in December and January to disrupt festive period November 22, 2022 Britons can expect a disrupted festive period as railway union RMT announced today a few 48-hour strikes across December and January following a breakdown in industrial relations. More than 40,000 members working at Network Rail and 14 other train operating companies will walk out on 13, 14, 16, 17 December as well as 3, 4, [...]
‘Cutting through the noise’: Autonomous vehicle developers call on Gov to press ahead with legislation November 22, 2022 Developers of self-driving cars are calling on the UK Government to press ahead and deliver regulation on autonomous vehicles. “We need to make sure that we cut through the noise and that the government hears the message loud and clear,” Sarah Gates – head of public policy at autonomous vehicle (AV) technology developer Wayve – [...]
EV owners could foot a total bill of £169.5m a year in road taxes after excise duty introduction November 22, 2022 Electric vehicle owners could pay up to £169.5m a year in road taxes, according to new research. Figures published today by Forbes Advisor reported that if electric vehicles (EVs) were to pay the same amount of vehicle excise duty (VED) as petrol and diesel cars – £165 per year – it will cost their owners [...]
Volkswagen: China sales remain on par with 2021 as Covid and shortages continue November 22, 2022 Volkswagen forecasts China sales in 2022 to be on par with last year’s levels as the impact of the pandemic and of semiconductor shortages lingers on. The automotive manufacturer told German business newspaper Handelsblatt it was expecting to deliver 3.3 million vehicles – 14.3 per cent down from previous expectations. “This corresponds to a market [...]
Rail talks collapse as RMT boss promises new ‘phase of sustained industrial action’ November 22, 2022 Brits could be facing more travel chaos in the weeks leading up to Christmas, after a fortnight of talks between a rail union and operating firms broke down. The RMT said negotiations to avert industrial with the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train firms, collapsed on Monday, and that there was “the hand of the [...]
