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Mayor's new Routemaster ranked London's "lowest transport priority" 
Posted on  14-05-2010 02:22:25 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Londoners have ranked Mayor Boris Johnson's "New bus for London" as the capital's lowest transport priority.

A new Routemaster to replace Bendy Buses attracted just 20% of public support - ranking as the least popular of five planned measures for the bus network, according to a TfL consultation ...


  
London airport parking fees "ridiculously high" 
Posted on  14-05-2010 10:07:28 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

London airports have been slammed for their "ridiculously high" car park charges, according to a consumer watchdog.

A survey conducted by Which? Car magazine reveled Heathrow has the countries priciest parking option, with seven days setting you back £88.70, business class. This is £35 more expensive than its ...


  
Summer shutdowns to close Blackwall tunnel for weeks 
Posted on  14-05-2010 09:45:42 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Blackwall tunnel is set to shut for several weeks this summer as part of vital upgrade works.

Motorists already suffering with weekday closures in East London will now have to find alternative routes throughout the weekend - early July sees two weeks of continuous shutdowns. 

50,000 vehicles ...


  
Mayor Johnson warns new government to "protect investment" in London transport 
Posted on  10-05-2010 10:24:43 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Mayor Boris Johnson and dozens of key figures from across London’s business community today jointly urged the new Government to ensure that vital investment in the capital’s transport system is protected.

The group, which had an open letter ...

  
RMT claim underground stations left unattended 
Posted on  05-05-2010 12:54:42 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Travel Desk

Travel Desk

The RMT has today claimed that "cuts are already leaving tube stations unstaffed" on a regular basis creating dangerous travelling conditions and with far worse to come if Tory Mayor Boris Johnson bulldozes through his plans to axe a further 800 station posts.

The ...


  
"Staycationers" warned to check car is legal before going away on Bank holiday trips 
Posted on  29-04-2010 10:04:18 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

The recession has meant that more people are staying in the UK and driving to the coast; today RMI are warning drivers that they should take more care and consideration before embarking on the Mayday bank holiday weekend, which could result in financial headaches ...

  
Plaistow horror smash leaves one dead, two critical 
Posted on  24-04-2010 11:15:06 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

A man has died and two passengers in a critical condition after a horror smash in Plaistow this morning.

At around 6am this morning emergency services rushed to the A13 Newham Way near the junction with Prince Regents Lane - there they found a BMW that had crashed ...


  
British holiday makers could be stranded for another week 
Posted on  24-04-2010 10:37:48 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

British holidaymakers stranded by the Icelandic volcano could be stuck abroad for another week.

Europe's skies are slowly reopening but the chaos caused by six days of shutdown means planes and crews are in the wrong places resulting in a "significant lack of air capacity"

Abta said ...


  
From a “TomTom sceptic” to a "near convert" 
Posted on  23-04-2010 10:13:28 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  John Kaponi

Review - TOMTOM Go 550 Live

John Kaponi

I have to confess I am a sucker for old fashioned map reading, and I am always amazed by how London's black cab drivers spend around three years doing the "Knowledge", so that they can ...


  
All airports to re-open from 10pm tonight 
Posted on  20-04-2010 08:36:49 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Travel Desk

-  CAA will reintroduce air travel from 22:00

Travel Desk

The government have agreed with the CAA that British Airways inbound flights to London will be allowed to land, and that safe routes have been established that will allow flights inbound to the UK to resume based on ...


  
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