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By September 2014 all lorry drivers in Europe must have completed 35 hours of training in compliance with Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) requirements

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will drive the first new bus for London off the production line today (4 November) in a major step towards the commitment made in his last election manifesto

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched Simplified Interline Settlement (SIS) which removes paper documents from the airline industry’s interline billing and settlement process

 

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Rail passengers in the Thames Valley, the South West and South Wales are being asked for their views on how their rail services should be run, Rail Minister Theresa Villiers has announced

 

Automotive industry experts at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have named 2011 a step-change year for the industry. Based on unprecedented levels of international investment in the UK and long-term commitments to building new and existing vehicles and engines across the country, the prospects for automotive manufacturing are strong

 

Responding to a new report [Monday 14 November] by Parliament's green watchdog that says the Government is putting thousands of lives at risk by trying to dilute EU air quality rules instead of cutting pollution on UK roads, Friends of the Earth London Campaigner Jenny Bates said

 

Three out of four Kent-based transport operators have had to pass on increasing fuel costs to their customers, thereby stoking inflation. The Freight Transport Association asked its Kent-based members whether the rising cost of fuel over the last 12 months has influenced behaviour: over 70 per cent of respondents said they have increased their rates, with over one in five admitting to having reduced the number of drivers in their workforce

 

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has warned the Government that the UK risks being relegated to a bit part player in the global economy unless they give serious consideration to the construction of a new hub airport in the south east of England

 

Passengers on some of the country’s busiest rail routes are set to benefit from extra carriages to ease overcrowding and the former Waterloo International Station is to be reopened for commuter services, Transport Secretary Justine Greening announced today.

 

Londoners will benefit considerably more from the transport spending plans announced as part of the chancellor's Autumn Statement last month

 

The Government is putting thousands of lives at risk by trying to water down EU air quality rules instead of prioritising action to cut pollution on UK roads – according to Parliament's green watchdog (the Commons Environmental Audit Committee)

 

The Scottish Parliament has been urged to recognise the strategic economic benefits of investing in rail freight

 

Charity Sustrans has welcomed the inclusion of active travel projects as an important part of the government's obesity call to action

 
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