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TfL outlines festive period services for London passengers

Transport for London[1] (TfL) will run most of its services during the festive period but is urging passengers to plan their journeys in advance, as it did last year[2].
Passengers may use TfL’s Journey Planner or the TfL Go app to keep up-to-date with…

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What is a clean air zone?
Mandated by the government to reduce harmful emissions from road vehicles, local authorities across the UK have been exploring a series of initiatives to improve air quality in pollution hotspots. As a result, several cities h…

Smart #3 review – affordable coupe-SUV with plentiful kit 2023

Verdict – Is the Smart #3 a good car?
Smart might be reinventing itself as a manufacturer of electric SUVs, but the Smart #3 still has some of the fun quirks and charm of models like the Fortwo. It’s also much more practical, with a cabin spacious eno…

Woman gets clean air zone fine for van spotted on breakdown truck

A woman was given a Clean Air Zone fine after her van was transported through a city centre[1] – on the back of a breakdown recovery vehicle. Eve Scragg, 38, received a letter accusing her of breaching the ULEZ-like restrictions in her bright yellow ve…

Reading transport strategy 2040 drop in sessions held

The Borough Council is currently holding a consultation on its draft Reading Transport Strategy 2040.
The strategy will determine how getting about in the town could change in the next 17 years whether you are driving, cycling, walking or on the bus.
T…

ULEZ expansion raises £23.6m in a month as 57,000 pay the charge

The increase of London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ)[1] to cover the whole of the outer London area generated an extra £23.6m in revenue between its launch on August 29 and September 30. That’s according to BBC analysis of the latest data released …

Agents appointed for ?30m Battersea Industrial Logistics Site

Leading London investor-developer Avanton has appointed agents and commenced pre-lets for Culvert Court in Battersea, ahead of the industrial complex’s redesign into a modern, urban logistics complex to be named ‘The Steel Works’.
Located at 105 Culve…