Clean air zones may price cars off the road: Half a million drivers might not be able to afford fees to enter eco-friendly cities, motoring group warns Half a million motorists in London and Birmingham face clean air zone charges Birmingham is introducing a clean air zone on June 1, with a daily fee of … Read more
Town halls have squandered nearly £1million after being forced to scrap controversial road schemes brought in during the pandemic. An investigation reveals councils have spent millions more on schemes that have been riddled with problems, including increased pollution, traffic gridlock and delaying emergency services vehicles. Freedom of Information requests were sent to local authorities across … Read more
Tenants are increasingly snubbing inner-city rental hotspots in favour of commuter zones and small towns close to major cities as fewer trips to the office are expected to remain part of the new normal. It means that outer London areas like Chessington in zone six and South Norwood in zone four are in great demand, … Read more
Clever tech: Hybrid BMWs will be able to detect when they’re entering a low emission zone and turn off their combustion engines Smart hybrid cars that automatically switch off their engines to run purely on electric power when they enter city clean-air zones have been launched in Britain by German car giant BMW. In a … Read more
England’s Covid-free zones: 12 local authority areas that are home to 2.4m people report ZERO infections in last week while London has just 94 cases In mid-April most of 12 areas had 50-100 cases a week, showing huge decrease Torbay has had no cases for 4 weeks and Rutland has had no cases for 2 … Read more
Social-distanced sunbathing: Beachgoers lie in roped-off zones after French town introduced three-hour sunbathing slots Sunbathers in La Grande Motte can book out spots cordoned off on the beach Visitors can swim in the sea and sunbathe in their roped-off zone for three hours Officials warn that beaches will be closed again if people do not … Read more
Private car owners and businesses can check from today if their vehicles are exempt from Clean Air Zone daily charges. The website – launched by the Government – allows motorists to find out if their vehicle will be eligible to use free of charge or not in Birmingham and Leeds, which will both have zones … Read more
Sadiq Khan has told Londoners to stay at home this weekend despite the easing of lockdown measures across England. On Saturday morning, the Mayor of London told his one million followers on Twitter that they should ‘play their part’ by staying at home as much as possible. This is the first weekend since Prime Minister … Read more
Coronavirus car-free zones: Cyclists and pedestrians will get exclusive use of roads in London, Manchester and Brighton Tib Street in central Manchester has already closed to cars to prioritise cyclists Brighton and Hackney, East London, have similar plans to close roads to cars Charity boss says crisis has highlighted how narrow the nation’s footways are … Read more
Britons in Italy’s locked-down coronavirus zones are ‘free to return home or complete their holiday’, says UK Foreign Office – despite Italians being threatened with JAIL if they travel to the south of their country British tourists in northern Italy ‘free to return home or complete their holiday’ Nationals will not be met by anyone … Read more