Motorists who park on pavements are to be hit with a £70 fine under new rules published by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The fixed penalty is designed to stop cars and vans blocking the free movement of wheelchairs, parents pushing buggies and morbidly obese people on mobility scooters making their way back from the chip … Read more
Campaigners have voiced concerns that congestion on roads across the country could spiral out of control as parents struggle against road works to get their children to school. The beginning of the new school year comes alongside the drive for workers to return to the office and motoring organisations claim the situation is a perfect … Read more
Grant Shapps faced questions this morning after urging the public to return to their workplaces to boost the economy – from the comfort of his home. The Transport Secretary used a media round to say he believed there was a limit ‘in human terms’ to remote working, arguing people will want to return to workplaces to … Read more
Furious Britons have hit out at the Government over new measures that require them to be back by 4am tomorrow or face quarantine. Travellers are quickly making plans to return to the UK from the Czech Republic, Jamaica and Switzerland before the new measures are imposed. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Thursday evening that … Read more
Could holidays to Spanish islands be back on? Transport Secretary Grant Shapps hints quarantine-free breaks to places like Gran Canaria could return as travel chiefs urge ministers to drop ‘snakes and ladders’ approach to setting rules UK Government’s current approach is to impose quarantine on entire countries But Grant Shapps today hinted travel to Spanish … Read more
Police have issued less than 40 fines to public transport passengers for not wearing an appropriate face covering, but the total number of penalties handed out amid the coronavirus pandemic has reached 18,683. Latest data from the National Police Chiefs’s Council (NPCC) shows 38 notices have been issued by police forces since face coverings were … Read more
Switzerland, Jamaica and the Czech Republic added to the UK quarantine list giving holidaymakers until 4am on Saturday to get home or face self isolating for 14-day – but Cuba is given the all clear By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:09 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 17:16 BST, 27 August 2020 … Read more
British holidaymakers have revealed how they endured long last-minute car journeys and spent thousands of pounds in a panicked dash to get home from Croatia before the quarantine deadline – as they slammed the lack of warning. From 4am on Saturday travellers arriving to the UK from the Mediterranean country will have to self-isolate for … Read more
Flights to Portugal have risen sixfold, but hotels have slashed prices as Britons plan a late summer getaway now the country is back on the UK’s ‘green list’. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced yesterday that quarantine will not be required on return to the UK from Portugal, leaving travel companies expecting a surge in bookings … Read more
Is Greece next? Fears for holidays to Athens, Crete and Rhodes with country on the brink of being added to Britain’s two-week quarantine list after an alarming surge in coronavirus cases EU figures showed Greek infection rate had quadrupled in 2 weeks with 20 Covid cases per 100,000 people Rising levels of cases in Denmark, … Read more