Holidaymakers faced with austerity measures, weak currencies and a rise in flying taxes can at least look forward to reduced car rental prices as the New Year approaches. The vehicle rental industry at last looks as though it is beginning to recover from a recession which saw prices in some cases rocket by as much [...]
One of the world’s largest car makers has been fined in the US because of the way it has handled the recall of faulty vehicles. Toyota was earlier this week told it must pay a $32.4 million fine to the US authorities for two cases in which it did not adhere to US regulations. The [...]
Cathay Pacific is close to settling a pay deal with its pilots after the union representing their interests reached a tentative deal with the airline. The news will be welcomed by passengers wishing to travel over Christmas and the New Year as possible industrial action has all but been avoided. Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association [...]
Travellers planning to fly home for Christmas from Heathrow Airport could be in for a miserable time as the airport’s operator warns delays and cancellations should be expected beyond 25 December. BAA has said it will not be able to operate any more than a third of all services until at least Wednesday; explaining that [...]
British drivers are being warned that where possible they should be fitting snow tyres to their cars as the severe weather continues to grip the country. The snow and ice is expected to cause a hike in the number of insurance claims made, with motoring organisation, the AA, already recording a jump 10 per cent [...]
Rail travellers are facing a miserable Christmas and New Year as industrial action threatens to disrupt services across the country. The unions Aslef and the RMT are stepping up their disputes with operators as arctic weather is once again threatening to bring the country to a standstill. First to be hit are those passengers which [...]
Families looking forward to getting away over the February half-term holidays or taking advantage of the holidays at Easter and for the Royal Wedding have been warned by Unite’s boss not to book with British Airways. Len McCluskey, the hard-line leader, has not ruled out strike action by the airline’s cabin crew on these dates. [...]
As of Thursday, passengers flying on a long haul journey with British Airways will be charged an additional surcharge of £10 for each sector of travel as the price of jet fuel rises. The charge will not apply to those travelling on short haul journeys, but will mean the price of many return journeys with [...]
Over the past year motorists have seen their fuel bill rise by an average of 11.88p per litre. The cost of filling the average car with petrol is now £5.94 more expensive than this time a year ago and prices could be pushed up even further in the New Year as VAT rises to 20 [...]
Although the government has said that it is committed to tackling the problem of drivers getting behind the wheel after taking illegal drugs, police forces across the UK are still to be issued with the tools to do so. In a number of other European countries, traffic police are able to stop people they suspect [...]
