:: 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 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:22:49 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[ 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 <![CDATA[ Girls, 15, among five joyriders arrested after two women are killed in horror car crash ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16705/t/Girls-15--five-joyriders-arrested--two-women--killed--horror.html Two women have been killed after a stolen car ploughed into their vehicle.

The victims, both aged 48, died at the scene after their Ford Fiesta was struck by a red Mercedes late last night.

Five people - two men aged 22, two 15-year-old girls and a 19-year-old woman - were arrested after the horror smash in Bradford.

BRADFORD_CRASH feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16705 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:11:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Police 'steal' valuables from cars in a lesson for drivers ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16685/t/Police-steal-valuables-from-cars-in-a-lesson-for-drivers.html Police are taking valuables from unlocked cars to teach drivers to be more careful.

Motorists have been returning to vehicles to find that handbags, laptops and sat-navs have been replaced with a note telling them they can retrieve their belongings from a police station.

The scheme has been introduced in Richmond upon Thames, South-West London, which suffers from a high number of thefts from cars - up 40 per cent in a year.

 feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16685 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:27:55 GMT <![CDATA[ 250,000 young drivers under 21 drive illegally without motor insurance due to 'high costs' ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16677/t/250-000-young-drivers--21-drive-illegally--motor-insurance--.html One in five young motorists is breaking the law by driving without insurance, it was revealed today.

An estimated 250,000 people aged between 17 and 20 continue to drive despite not having any insurance cover in place, according to the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB).

The bureau, which pays compensation to people involved in accidents with uninsured drivers, said people in this age group were four times more likely to be involved in claims following serious... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16677 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:57:28 GMT <![CDATA[ Staycationers add to road and rail chaos predicted for bank holiday weekend... and the weather's not ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16676/t/Staycationers-add--road--rail-chaos-predicted--bank-holiday-.html Travellers face road and rail chaos this bank holiday weekend with major highways expected to be packed and many trains being replaced by buses.

The RAC predicted that the many music festivals, including one at Reading in Berkshire, would add to the jams on the roads.

The AA said the bank holiday could see some of the busiest traffic of the year, with people in Yorkshire and Humberside the most likely to get the car out.

The Highways Agency, which is responsible for... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16676 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:51:18 GMT <![CDATA[ Man stabbed in heart after answering Gumtree advert ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16667/t/Man-stabbed-in-heart-after-answering-Gumtree-advert.html A man was stabbed in the heart by would-be robbers after replying to a bogus advertisement on Gumtree, the classifieds website.

By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent
Published: 10:12AM BST 26 Aug 2009

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16667 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:19:49 GMT <![CDATA[ Iconic Greyhound buses to begin UK services in challenge to National Express coach services ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16628/t/Iconic-Greyhound-buses--begin-UK-services--challenge--Nation.html They are the hulking silver coaches which have earned an iconic place in US culture.

And now the Greyhound bus, seen plying the highways in hundreds of films and TV shows, is on its way to the UK to rival our slightly more low-key National Express coaches.

Transport firm FirstGroup will introduce the famous brand on September 14, with a fleet of new-style coaches working routes from London to Portsmouth and Southampton.

 feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16628 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:58:09 GMT <![CDATA[ Pictured: Woman stuck after car stalls on opening drawbridge ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16623/t/Pictured-Woman-stuck-after-car-stalls-on-opening-drawbridge.html A woman was stranded in the air when her car stalled on an opening drawbridge in Wisconsin.

Published: 7:25PM BST 18 Aug 2009

A female motorist in Wisconsin had a hair raising moment as the bridge she was driving on was raised to let a ship through feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16623 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:44:52 GMT <![CDATA[ Angry motorists torch speed camera in backlash against scores of tickets in three days ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16608/t/Angry-motorists-torch-speed-camera--backlash--scores--ticket.html Speed cameras are being destroyed in what appears to be a revenge campaign by motorists.

Two on one stretch of road in East Dorset were set alight on consecutive weekends, and four others have been vandalised in the county in the past year.

Police are investigating after the GATSO machine was set alight in the early hours of Saturday in the village of Verwood.

The area is being patrolled by teams of traffic officers in marked and unmarked cars and on motorbikes... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16608 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:08:34 GMT <![CDATA[ Petrol prices could reach £1.20 by end of year, RAC warns ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16596/t/Petrol-prices-could-reach-1-20-by-end-of-year-RAC-warns.html Petrol prices could rise to £1.20 a litre by the end of the year, the RAC has warned.

Published: 7:00AM BST 18 Aug 2009

Petrol, fuel nozzle, petrol station, petrol prices: Petrol prices could reach £1.20 by end of year, RAC warns feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16596 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:45:14 GMT <![CDATA[ Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16593/t/Police-cannot-be-trusted-with-fines-magistrates-warn.html Police cannot be trusted to hand out summary justice and will act as "judge and jury" if given powers to issue more on-the-spot fines, magistrates have warned.

By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor
Published: 10:00PM BST 17 Aug... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16593 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:11:49 GMT <![CDATA[ Have you paid more for your car hire on holiday this summer? ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16592/t/Have-you-paid-more-for-your-car-hire-on-holiday-this-summer-.html British tourists visiting countries around Europe for their summer holidays are reporting massive car hire bills.

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Some people say they've been charged up to £1,000 for just a few weeks, with others being quoted more than that.

Prices are higher because rental firms haven't got enough cars in stock as they thought the recession would... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16592 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:04:13 GMT <![CDATA[ 'Norfolk Broads Idiot' could be fined for boating accident ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16573/t/-Norfolk-Broads-Idiot-could-be-fined-for-boating-accident.html A man who was nearly killed in a boating accident on the Norfolk Broads is facing a fine of up to £2,000 after the incident was filmed and posted on YouTube.

Published: 7:00AM BST 14 Aug 2009

'Norfolk Broads Idiot' could be fined for boating... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16573 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:43:54 GMT <![CDATA[ Hit and run driver ploughs car into kitchen ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16491/t/Hit-and-run-driver-ploughs-car-into-kitchen.html Michael and Julie Miller awoke to find a car embedded in their kitchen after it ploughed through the side wall of their house.

Published: 7:54PM BST 29 Jul 2009

Hit and run driver ploughs car into kitchen feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16491 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:17:53 GMT