What a waste of money!...
What a waste of money! That’s what I thought when the Highways Agency proudly announced it had started work on the UK’s first motorway High Vehicle Occupancy (HOV) lane. It’s spending £3.95million of taxpayers’ cash on the harebrained scheme in West Yorkshire. When the road opens next spring, it will link the southbound M606 near Bradford to the eastbound M62 towards Leeds, to bypass the busy Chain Bar Junction. But only motorists carrying passengers will be able to use it. And their reward for being socially responsible, environment-saving, congestion-busting drivers? Eight minutes’ reduction in their journey time.
All new Rover 75 and...
All new Rover 75 and MG ZT models now include a wiring kit for hands-free mobile phones. The firm claims the system will be compatible with 95 per cent of current handsets - and believes that makes it unique among car makers. Prices start at í‚á£229.99 including installation, and kits are available from dealers.