Motoring News

HUNDREDS OF ROUTEMASTER BUSES RECALLED OVER DOOR FAULT   Hundreds of Routemaster buses are being recalled after the Department for Transport (DfT) identified a fault with the rear doors.  The DfT found that it is possible for the doors to open without warning while the bus is moving,

COUNCIL CAMPAIGN FOR UPGRADES TO BRIGHTON MAINLINE BOOSTED   Croydon council’s campaign for vital upgrades to train lines connecting London and the south coast has been endorsed by a Government-commissioned study. Published by the DfT, the London and South Coast Rail Corridor Study su

SOUTHERN: NO COMPENSATION FOR PASSENGERS PAYING BY CONTACTLESS CARD, MP TOLD   Southern Rail passengers who pay for their journeys by contactless cards are NOT eligible to claim compensation. Croydon North MP Steve Reed, who is shadow minister for culture, media and sport, in a series

WESTOW STREET DELAYS UNTIL ALMOST CHRISTMAS   Traffic delays in the Triangle area of Crystal Palace are likely to continue until almost Christmas. Christmas decorations now adorn part of the fencing on Westow Street where Thames Water signboards say the work is expected to be complete

FIVE THOUSAND VICTIMS OF ‘HIT AND RUN’ DRIVERS IN LONDON “Unacceptable epidemic” says Sian Berry   Nearly five thousand Londoners were victims of hit and run crashes last year as a report published today by Assembly Member Sian Berry shows a 60 per cent increas

CAMBERWELL GROVE – ROAD CLOSURE   Southwark council have closed Camberwell Grove immediately south of the junction with McNeil Road, to all motorised vehicular traffic. This is where the road is carried over the railway line.   In a statement Southwark council say: “The pr

20 MPH LIMITS BEING INTRODUCED IN UPPER NORWOOD THIS SUMMER   The new 20 mph limits are to be introduced into Upper Norwood this summer, a Croydon council spokesman told News From Crystal Palace.   Final plans for the phase one speed limits in parts of South Norwood, Selhurst, Bensham

NIGHT TUBE SERVICE STARTS AUGUST 19th   Mayor announces that Night Tube services will launch on 19 August Central and Victoria lines to go live first, with Piccadilly, Jubilee and Northern to follow in the autumn Around 2,000 permanent jobs for Londoners supported – boosting the econo

COUNCIL LAUNCHES NEW 20 MPH LIMIT PROPOSALS….NEW CROSSING TO LINK TWO SIDES OF CROYDON   Residents and businesses in the north-east of Croydon are being urged to say from next week if they want new 20mph speed limits on their local roads. Croydon council want to know if enough p