Could This be the Bus of the Future?
Whilst looking around the internet compiling research for my blog posts I usually come across a few interesting stories, usually with attention grabbing headlines. However, occasionally there are a few that provide me with images that just demand at least several looks like this amazing bus concept from Chinese company Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Equipment Co.
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Is it Possible to Hack a Car?
Imagine driving along the road and suddenly your car starts to brake by itself, turns the engine off and locks the doors, completely out of your control. It sounds like a nightmare situation for most drivers, even if it seems to be a bit of a fantasy, but according to recent research from America this could well be the future of car crime.
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‘Superjumbo’ Lands at Manchester Airport
The Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in the world, is set to touch down just after lunchtime at Manchester Airport today. The double-decked, 517 seat aeroplane has been in commercial operation since 2007 and is set to begin daily flights to Manchester Airport from Dubai with Emirates.
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The Stig Unmasked?
The Stig, strikes a pose at the Top Gear track (Dunsfold Airfield). Source: BBC
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Ryanair to Pull out of Belfast Airport
Budget flight company, Ryanair, have announced they will be ceasing their services from Belfast Airport on 31st October. The Irish company is pulling out of the airport after plans promising to extend the runway a further 600m, which would enable Ryanair to serve a wider range of routes, faced yet another delay until 2012.
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M6 Toll Road Usefulness Put to the Test by Report
A new report released from the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) today has questioned the viability of the M6 toll road. In the report, titled “Counting the cost of congestion relief”, the CBT claims that the majority of benefits originally stated that the road would provide have not materialised or have been negated by above-average increases in the amount of traffic.
The M6 toll road was originally opened in late 2003, running between junctions 3a and 12 on the M6, and is intended to provide a route to avoid the infamously busy sections of the M6 motorway. However, in the 7 years of its operation so far there has been only marginal improvement in journey time along the M6 and congestion is still just as prevalent as before.
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Warning over catalytic converters thefts
Businesses and drivers are being warned to act vigilantly following a spate of catalytic converters thefts across the country. Amongst those hit hard by the outbreak is Surrey based car and van hire company Kendall Cars who have been targeted at their locations in Guildford, Leatherhead and Ash.
Kendall Cars aren’t the only ones to have been affected, in May elderly residents in the area found themselves housebound after the catalytic converter was taken from their community minibus.
The new Sixt van look…
If you spend much time in London you’ve probably seen plenty of a Sixt vans dotted around the capital. With their striking bright orange branding it’s often hard to miss them.
We’re probably not quite up their with the Eddie Stobart’s of this world yet but if you are out there spotting Sixt vans here’s a little sneak preview of what our new Sixt rental van livery looks like…
Further London Underground Strikes On The Horizon
It seems that not a week goes by now without a threat of strike action from one corner or another of Britains workforce. Having narrowly avoided strike action from BAA workers last week, there is now talk of further strikes by employees on the London Underground.
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Cardiff Parking Woes
Anyone who lives in an inner city area will be very familiar with the trials and tribulations that can come with parking. Getting a space can be particularly challenging in areas with large numbers of multi-occupancy properties where one building can easily require space for four or five vehicles. Add to this, those who are trying to find cheap alternatives to expensive city centre car parks and local motorists can be presented with a real problem.
The way that councils typically try to alleviate problems and make sure homeowners can park in their own street is to issue parking permits to ensure spaces are fairly allocated and not dominated by visitors from outside the area. Cardiff council, however, is taking a unique approach to the distribution of permits and issued 18,000 last year despite not actually knowing how many residential parking spaces there are in the city.
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