The AA Motoring Trust...
The AA Motoring Trust and RAC Foundation hit out after it was revealed the Department for Transport and its agencies spent a staggering í‚á£5million hiring extra lawyers to deal with an increase in claims last year. "I"d like to have seen the money going on a new bypass instead of legal costs for public inquiries and land disputes," said Paul Watters of the AA Motoring Trust. And Edmund King from the RAC added: "If planning procedures were streamlined, we"d get a better transport network in place faster and for less expense."
Some bright spark has...
Some bright spark has come up with a great idea for disused petrol stations ò€“ turn them into electric car charging centres!
Thatò€™s the plan of US firm Evoasis, which says the first of its sites could be open in London before the end of the year. But it told Auto Express that itò€™s also in talks with supermarket chain Tesco, with a view to adding charging points to its filling stations across the country.
Evoasis confirmed its first site is likely to be built near a major train station in the capital, such as Euston or Waterloo, while other earmarked locations include Canary Wharf and the centre of Soho. The firm claims that limited space could be overcome by installing a vertical parking system, which could be fitted to the side of a building.
As most electric vehicles take at least 20 minutes to recharge, the hi-tech stations will be kitted out with airport-style lounges, where users can download music, films and software to their vehicles. Centres in Dublin, Los Angeles, Paris and Mexico City are also planned.