:: Travel and Transport :: http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/forums/122 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:50:20 GMT Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:35:17 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/forums/122 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Snow and ice warnings as weather causes transport chaos ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17448/t/Snow-and-ice-warnings-as-weather-causes-transport-chaos.html Snow and ice are causing further disruption to the Christmas getaway with roads, rail and air services all affected by wintry weather conditions.

By Matthew Moore, Caroline Gammell and Andrew Hough
Published: 7:00AM GMT 22 Dec 2009

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17448 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:35:16 GMT <![CDATA[ Now Eurotunnel shuts down after desperate Eurostar passengers besiege Folkestone terminal ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17440/t/-Eurotunnel-shuts---desperate-Eurostar-passengers-besiege-Fo.html
  • Eurostar to resume a reduced train service tomorrow
  • 55,000 face race against time to get home for Christmas
  • Eurostar problems force closure of Eurotunnel car service

Thousands more cross-channel... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17440 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:38:33 GMT <![CDATA[ BAA wins appeal against sale of UK airports ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17432/t/BAA-wins-appeal-against-sale-of-UK-airports.html BAA has won an appeal against a Competition Commission ruling that it must sell three of its British airports, including Stansted and Gatwick.

By Graham Ruddick
Published: 11:32AM GMT 21 Dec 2009

BAA wins appeal against a... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17432 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:23:36 GMT <![CDATA[ Misery continues as Britons try to get away for Christmas ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17431/t/Misery-continues-as-Britons-try-to-get-away-for-Christmas.html The misery continues for millions of Britons trying to get away for the Christmas break as snow and ice causes further disruption to travel plans.
By Caroline Gammell
Published: 12:11PM GMT 21 Dec 2009

All Eurostar... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17431 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:22:22 GMT <![CDATA[ BA-No Strike ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17425/t/BA-No-Strike.html http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/uk/2009/12/17/legal_decision_wait_over_ba_strikes

British Airways wins ban on strike

http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17425 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:09:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Thousands of passengers stranded after collapse of airline Flyglobespan ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17396/t/Thousands--passengers-stranded--collapse--airline-Flyglobesp.html An operation to get thousands of stranded air passengers home for Christmas has begun following the collapse of the airline Flyglobespan.

Published: 2:55AM GMT 17 Dec 2009

a flyglobespan 767 plane taking off from Glasgow airport: Thousands of... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17396 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:00:34 GMT <![CDATA[ Drivers forced to skimp on maintenance due to recession ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17294/t/Drivers-forced-to-skimp-on-maintenance-due-to-recession.html Vital car maintenance is being skimped on by motorists trying to cut costs during the recession.

By David Williams
Published: 12:36PM GMT 01 Dec 2009

Almost half of motorists (46 per cent) have deferred car-related expenditure over the past year, according to a survey by... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17294 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:58:29 GMT <![CDATA[ Britain's scariest roads revealed ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17279/t/Britain-s-scariest-roads-revealed.html Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham has topped a survey of Britain's scariest road systems.

The poll for breakdown firm, Britannia Rescue, placed the M8 junctions through Glasgow in second with London's Marble Arch taking third spot.

Between them, Birmingham, London and Glasgow took eight of the top 10 spots.

The survey of 3,225 drivers found that as many as 8% avoided "scary" junctions altogether and drove an average of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chocolate Scrotum) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17279 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:02:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Bridegroom crashes £250,000 Lamborghini on way to church ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17257/t/Bridegroom-crashes-250-000-Lamborghini-on-way-to-church.html A bridegroom crashed a £250,000 Lamborghini his bride had hired as a treat for him to drive to the church.

Bridegroom crashes £250,000 Lamborghini on way to church
The hired Lamborghini crashed by David Gallucci on his... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17257 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:11 GMT <![CDATA[ Police blow up sports car ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17256/t/Police-blow-up-sports-car.html A sports car which had been illegally parked near Downing Street was blown up by police.

Published: 8:00AM GMT 23 Nov 2009

Michael Raphel, 28, left his £18,000 red Honda Civic Type R on double yellow lines less than a quarter of a mile from Number 10.

But, fearing a potential... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17256 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:55:43 GMT <![CDATA[ Direct rail links to be opened between London and Amsterdam, Gordon Brown announces ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17248/t/Direct-rail-links---opened--London--Amsterdam-Gordon-Brown-a.html Gordon Brown, the Prime MInister, has announced plans for direct rail links to be opened between London and other European cities including Amsterdam.

By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent
Published: 12:34PM GMT 23 Nov 2009

Direct... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17248 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:43:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Named and shamed: The 10 WORST railway stations in the UK ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17216/t/Named-and-shamed-The-10-WORST-railway-stations-in-the-UK.html The 10 worst railway stations in the country have today been named and shamed in a Government report.

Manchester Victoria received the lowest satisfaction rating, followed by Clapham Junction, in south London, and Crewe, in Cheshire.

The report called for £50million of investment to carry out urgent improvements.

Transport Secretary Lord Adonis, who witnessed the dilapidated state of some stations when he toured the country by train last summer, is due to visit ten... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17216 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:47:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Petrol up 26% in one year: £5 a gallon by Christmas... DESPITE fall in the cost of oil ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17213/t/Petrol--26---year-5--gallon--Christmas-DESPITE-fall---cost--.html Petrol prices are set to soar past 110p a litre - £5 a gallon - in the run-up to Christmas.

It will be the highest since September 2008 and a rise of 26 per cent since the start of this year.

Motorists will suffer further misery in the New Year when the Government imposes a planned 2.5 per cent increase in VAT.

Experts blame the continuing rise in forecourt prices on speculators, who are stockpiling massive amounts of oil.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17213 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:36:47 GMT <![CDATA[ Britain's first £1,000 train ticket sparks row over soaring rail fares ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17125/t/Britain-s--1-000-train-ticket-sparks-row--soaring-rail-fares.html A 1,700-mile first class train journey from Cornwall to the remote Scottish fishing village of Kyle of Lochalsh - and back again - certainly sounds like a grand trip.

And now it's got a price tag to match.

The first £1,000 fare in the history of Britain's railways has been revealed by a survey showing how long- distance prices have soared since privatisation in the mid-1990s.

The trip from Newquay costs £1,002 if the ticket is bought on the day of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17125 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:22:40 GMT <![CDATA[ Petrol prices hit highest level this year ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17067/t/Petrol-prices-hit-highest-level-this-year.html Petrol prices are now at their highest level of the year, according to the AA.

Published: 2:31PM GMT 27 Oct 2009

Man holding petrol pump: Petrol prices hit highest level this year feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17067 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:26:41 GMT <![CDATA[ £3,300 new car tax to be proposed by green think tank ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17025/t/-3-300-new-car-tax-to-be-proposed-by-green-think-tank.html A £3,300 green tax on new cars is being proposed by a think tank supported by the government.

By Alastair Jamieson
Published: 9:00AM GMT 26 Oct 2009

£3,300 new car tax to be proposed by green think tank feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17025 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:35:15 GMT <![CDATA[ Brace yourself for 'Black Friday' on the roads as schools break up and families head off for half-te ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16975/t/Brace---Black-Friday---roads--schools-break---families-head-.html The half-term break up of schools will make this Friday one of the busiest and most congested on Britain's roads, experts warn.

Traffic experts Trafficmaster said: 'The traditional "Black Friday" seen at the start of the autumn half term break in England and Wales - is expected to be one of the worst days on the roads for congestion this year.'

And the Government's own Highways Agency warned of busy A-roads and motorways - with up to 13 per... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16975 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:37:44 GMT <![CDATA[ Man with "XXXXXXX" number plate receives parking fines for every unidentified car in city ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16962/t/Man--XXXXXXX-number-plate-receives-parking-fines---unidentif.html The owner of a car with the personalised number plate "XXXXXXX" has received more than $19,000 worth of parking tickets intended for other vehicles.

By Matthew Moore
Published: 10:42AM BST 21 Oct 2009

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16962 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:07:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Drivers 'should always be blamed for cycle crashes' ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16864/t/Drivers-should-always-be-blamed-for-cycle-crashes-.html Motorists should be made legally responsible for all accidents involving cyclists, even if they are not at fault, say Government advisers.

Cycling England, an agency funded by the Transport Department, wants the civil law to be changed so drivers or their insurers would automatically be liable for compensation claims.

The proposal will infuriate drivers, many of whom are angered by the antics of 'Lycra louts' - cyclists who sail through red lights, go the wrong... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16864 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:37:09 GMT <![CDATA[ Used-car buyers unwittingly bought ex-rental vehicles ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16814/t/Used-car-buyers-unwittingly-bought-ex-rental-vehicles.html Tens of thousands of used-car buyers have unwittingly bought former rental vehicles from the official dealerships of leading manufacturers.

By Jon Swaine
Published: 6:00AM BST 14 Sep 2009

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16814 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:08:04 GMT