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Train operator, CrossCountry, has once again been threatened with a fine if it does not manage to install WiFi on its trains. The service was supposed to be up and running by 11 November last year. CrossCountry was warned then, by the Department for Transport, that it had until the end of January this year to install the WiFi, but it failed to do so.
Having WiFi on its services is part of CrossCountry’s franchise agreement. The operator has however said that because so many people are using links to mobile phone networks, WiFi is not necessarily needed anymore. The DfT […]

Transport minister, Norman Baker, is asking officials to speed up the introduction of a new smartcard which will make it easier for people to access public transport across the country. It was originally proposed that the card, which will be much like the London Oyster card, would be introduced in 2020. However, Mr Baker sees no reason why the system should not be introduced within the next couple of years.
The card will be that same size as a credit card. Once topped up with money in a shop, by phone or online, the card can then be used to pay […]

The British AA has warned that the move to scrap many of the country’s speed cameras could place lives at risk.
Plans are afoot by many councils across the land to do away with the controversial speed camera systems in place on many local roads, but there are growing fears that both drivers and pedestrians could be at risk.
The vehicle breakdown firm pointed to the recent camera switch-off, the highly-publicised first of its kind in Oxfordshire, as causing alarm among residents who fear the roads will now see greater speeding incidents. Dozens of other councils across the land are set to […]

Despite the economic hardships facing UK motorists, the cost of car insurance continues to soar.
Car insurance premiums are skyrocketing by as much as 30 per cent, with experts claiming that rising fraud levels are to blame.
According to a new study by AA Insurance, the cost of an average comprehensive policy has risen by over 30 per cent in the past 12 months, with younger drivers again bearing the brunt of the increases. In the past three months alone, premiums for drivers under the age of 30 have leapt by 11.5 per cent, in line with this age group being the […]

Motoring organisation, the AA, has raised concerns that lives could be at risk if councils go ahead with plans to turn off speed cameras. Major cuts in government funding have resulted in many councils finding it difficult to justify expenditure on the cameras. In July, Oxfordshire county council made the decision to deactivate its speed […]