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British Travel Awards 2013

The Largest Consumer-Voted Travel Awards in the UK HAVE you had a perfect package holiday, been on a fabulous flight or enjoyed cracking customer care when booking a break? Here’s your chance to reward superb service. British Travel Awards is the largest consumer-voted programme in the UK. Last year, the coveted awards attracted more than one million public votes to ... Read More »

Travel Photo of the Year – win a trip to Jordan

Your chance to enter the UK’s biggest competition for amateur travel photographers and Win a Trip to Jordan Travel Photo of the Year competition is the UK’s biggest amateur travel photo competition; last year it attracted more than 9,000 entries. The winning photos, plus a selection of shortlisted shots, will be printed in The Independent and Wanderlust, as well as being ... Read More »

Driving the Future Today

All new cars will be ultra low emission from 2040 Every new car bought after 2040 will be an ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV), according to government plans set out yesterday to decarbonise UK road transport entirely by the middle of the century. The new package will be worth over £1bn through to 2020 in the form of investment, incentives, and ... Read More »

Drivers forced to have speed limiters

DRIVERS may be forced to have their cars fitted with technology which keeps them within the speed limit under new road safety rules being considered by the EU. New cars would have to feature systems capable of detecting limits through cameras or satellites and automatically applying the brakes. Existing cars could be forced back to the garage to be fitted ... Read More »

UK attempting to fight off EU road safety rules

New (EU) European Union road safety rules could see vehicles fitted with a speed restriction system that would automatically keep drivers to the speed limit. Under the plans, vehicle manufacturers would be required to fit systems to detect limits through cameras or satellites, while older motorists would be required to have the system fitted retrospectively. However, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, has ... Read More »

Nine-inch-wide double yellow lines painted next to taxi rank by bungling council contractors

Tiny lines have been painted on Caxton Street in Westminster, London Westminster City Council are ‘not happy’ with botched job done by contractors Motorists are often caught out for parking where they shouldn’t. But drivers would be hard pushed to squeeze themselves on to these double yellow lines which measure just over nine inches. The shortest double lines in the ... Read More »

Gatwick long-haul flights to be increased by British Airways

Gatwick services increased by British Airways to long-haul destinations including Orlando, Jamaica and St Lucia from summer 2014. The rise in capacity will be made possible by the carrier’s decision to add another Boeing 777-200 to its Gatwick-based fleet next year. As a result, BA will increase flights to Orlando from 10 times weekly to 13, while its St Lucia service will ... Read More »

Unmasking cheats in the driving test

Driving tests are a fraught necessity for UK residents who want to drive legally on the roads – but they can also be a money-spinner for organised crime gangs. Some people who do not believe they can pass the test – or those who simply want the UK driving licence document without the effort – are prepared to pay hundreds ... Read More »

Southend Airport named Britain’s best

Southend Airport has been named Britain’s best airport in a survey by Which? magazine. In a poll of 11,537 passengers conducted by Which? magazine, the Essex terminal scored the highest marks in an assessment of 10 separate areas. Read full story… Read More »

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