Transport

Britons are being fleeced for their petrol with filling stations overcharging drivers by at least £2.50 per tank, a report has revealed.more

Flight U28301 took off from the London airport at 6.35am this morning but has been forced to divert over France. It comes as an Easyjet plane en-route to Manchester was forced to emergency land after its engine shut down last week.more

Spray cans are believed to have been found near the bodies of three people killed when they were hit by a train overnight. more

Saudi Arabia's plane has landed safely despite a terrifying incident when it caught fire during their flight to Rostov-on-Don for the World Cup game against Uruguay on Wednesday.more

Transport for London (TfL) has announced it will award Siemens a contract of around £1.5bn to design and build 94 new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line customers.more

A company from Poland has created batteries for a scenic electric bus of the Spanish company UNVI. Tourist buses powered by batteries from Gliwice already travel in Paris, and soon they will also be found on the streets of London and Amsterdam.more

A witness told air accident investigators a plane which crashed killing a young boy and pilot was flying "sideways" before it landed in a Co Offaly bog last month. English pilot Neil Bowditch and seven-year-old Kacper Kacprzak, who lived in Dublin, died in the crash shortly after skydivers had jumped from the Cessna Grand Caravan plane on Sunday, May 13.more

Heathrow Airport has reported that 6.7 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in May, a rise of 3.1 per cent. The average per day was over 216,000 passengers. more

The debts of persons traveling on public transport without a valid ticket exceeds 22 million zlotych - according to BIG InfoMonitor.more

A patent recently filed by the company reveals that new technology could enable Uber to identify intoxicated users and provide them with a reduced service - or no service at all.more

An average car in inner London will be responsible for almost £8,000 in health costs during the course of its lifetime, researchers say. Pollution produced by vans and cars costs almost £6 billion in damage to health annually in the UK, according to experts from Oxford and Bath universities.more

Ryanair has been ranked as the sixth worst airline in a survey of 72 international airlines, based on a number of factors including its punctuality and the quality of the airline, both on the ground and in the sky.more

Brutush transport comapny Go-Ahead, which has signed a contract to take over 24 Dublin Bus routes, has announced the creation of 425 jobs in Ireland.more

Hundreds of cyclists will strip off and pedal through London completely naked in an annual protest campaigning against car culture and celebrating the human body.more

Drivers were hit by the worst petrol price rise in 18 years last month, with the cost at the pump rocketing by a 'hellish' 6p a litre.more

Most public transport services are back to pre-recession levels with over 250 million passenger journeys last year according to the latest figures. The National Transport Authority, in its annual report on Public Service Obligation (PSO) services, also says the Government grant increased by nearly 12% last year to €278 million.more

Potholes and the sad state of many of Britain's roads are the main factors stopping people from cycling, a survey has suggested.more

The UK government will spend £25m this week on six projects that develop autonomous highway technology and remotely controlled parking. more

London Underground workers are going ahead with a 24-hour Tube strike this week, meaning thousands of commuters will need to plan ahead.more

You've just got off the train, you're tired and hungry and just want to get to your destination fast. If you haven't got a pick up already, you're left wasting precious minutes trying to hunt down a cab.more

A new stationless bike scheme has launched in Dublin that will see 200 more rental bikes hit the streets with more coming in the near future.more

Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew based in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Italy said Monday they would go on strike this summer unless the low-cost airline accepts their demands by a June 30 deadline.more

Forecasters have upgraded a severe weather warning for rain to amber as Britain faces being battered by 24 hours of torrential downpours, thunder and lightning.more

Two Tube maps have been designed to help commuters avoid London's major stations when they are at their busiest. more

"Smart" traffic lights which turn green exactly as drivers arrive are to be tested in Britain - and the way they work is superbly simple.more