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Urban areas slow down
3rd April 2003, Page 9
3rd April 2003
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• Average journey times across towns and cities are slowing down, with Leicester having the slowest rush-hour traffic in England (excluding London) of under 16mph, according to a new government report.
Other areas with the slowest-moving traffic are Bristol, Southampton and Sheffield, with Teeside having the fastest traffic average of 35mph, according to Traffic Speed in English Urban Areas 2002.
• Vehicle excise duty evasion has jumped by 15%, says the Department for Transport, amounting to £193m per year. VED evasion amongst HGVs stayed at 2.1% according to UK survey results, but HGV evasion In Northern Ireland rose tom 7% in 1999 to 10% last year.
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