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News Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt Matt Allan

Politics Penalty for fare dodging on the Metro set to rise to £100 Georgina Cutler

Read This Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps? Patrick Hollis

Cars Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’ Matt Allan

Read This ‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK Beth Franklin

Lifestyle More people getting on their bikes in South Tyneside Will Grimond

Cars Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits Matt Allan

Cars Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan Matt Allan

Lifestyle Pandemic cuts South Tyne private hire fleet Andrew Dowdeswell

Cars Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology Matt Allan

Cars Acton call over road accident figures Will Grimond

News Metro bosses could shut stations and slash timetables due to funding black hole Daniel Holland

Cars Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect Matt Allan

Cars Electric cars numbers rise in South Tyneside Andrew Dowdeswell

Cars More electric car chargers in South Tyneside Andrew Dowdeswell

Business Half-price sale on rail fares announced By The Newsroom

Read This Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use. Hiyah Zaidi

Politics New 'cleaner, greener, safer' taxi policy approved for South Tyneside by senior ... Chris Binding

People Charity launches new scheme to get more young women cycling Hayley Lovely

Politics New policy to ensure taxis and private hire vehicles are clean, green and safe Ross Robertson

Cars Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed Matt Allan

Cars New number plates: where can I charge my new EV? Fiona Evans

Coronavirus ‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter Claire Schofield

Cars Plug-in car grant for EVs slashed by 40% Matt Allan

Cars New driving laws 2022: the changes that will affect every driver Matt Allan

Cars Safety call over child road accident figures Joanna Morris

Politics Bid to make cycling and walking 'part of life in South Tyneside' Chris Binding

Cars Calls for car tax crackdown as number of untaxed vehicles rises Matt Allan

Read This More than half of drivers still speeding on 30mph roads Nigel Booth

Cars New motoring law to close dangerous mobile phone loophole Matt Allan

Politics Why public transport cuts risk the ‘economic collapse’ of the North East Daniel Holland

Politics Potential changes to taxi rules in South Tyneside Ross Robertson

Cars Government reveals plan for national road crash investigation unit Matt Allan

Cars Smart motorway roll-out ‘must be paused over lack of safety evidence’ Matt Allan

Cars Government to bypass Commons approval to speed up HGV licence changes Matt Allan

Read This UK’s travel rules change: what you need to know as amber list is scrapped Helen Johnson

Cars Tesco rated top of the shops for EV charging Matt Allan

Cars Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear Matt Allan

Cars Six in 10 want all-lane running smart motorways scrapped Matt Allan

Cars HGV driving tests streamlined to tackle shortage of lorry drivers Matt Allan

Health Most South Tyneside taxis no use to wheelchair users Patrick Jack

Cars 1 in 4 drivers in the dark about E10 fuel as new petrol rolled out Matt Allan

Lifestyle Pandemic drives taxis off the road Patrick Jack