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UK government department responsible for transport policy, covering roads, rail, aviation and vehicle regulation, and overseeing agencies such as the DVLA.
More than 11,400 drivers contacted the DVLA last year over fines they did not recognise, a record high, the Guardian reported. The data does not split out fleets, so operators get the direction of travel but not their own exposure.
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Thomas Woldbye, Heathrow's chief executive, has asked the government to state its position on a third runway estimated to cost £33bn. Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to say whether he backs it. The BBC reported that Woldbye's remarks suggest a decision in the new year.
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Councils moving to app-only parking leave drivers paying 10p to 30p in service fees, up to 40% above the advertised tariff, the Guardian found. Fees are set contract by contract, so an organisation that outsources payments sets its customers' real price there.
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Fares match a standard UberX and there is no tip prompt, so the economics of this launch phase are not about cost per mile. Uber's own survey found more than 100,000 interested Londoners, against 15 licensed cars.
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Britain's permit route for cars with nobody in the driver's seat opened on 15 May, and nobody in London has cleared its first stage. So the fastest way to paying passengers was the licence that mandates a human.
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