In an effort to revamp their market share Ford have introduced a small MPV called the ‘B Max’.
From what we have seen this vehicle shares many similarities with its family members (S max & C max). The auto express rate it as a winner for the small family market.
Find out more here
In recent years Santander has promoted their ‘free business banking forever’…. (subject to certain T&C’s which were not too onerous).
However ………… thats all about to change!
They will now be charging for even the most basic of business accounts , so much for their commitment to supporting the SME sector – find out more here – time for a change?
Several useful tools have been made available that should assisting in helping travellers minimise the impact of the games on their travel plans.
Information can be found here
Immigration staff are to stage a one-day strike on 10th May 2012 threatening huge disruption at port & airports across the UK including Heathrow.
In our recent experience – passengers are having to wait at immigration – non EU nationals for up to 3 hours from the time their plane lands!
It will be interesting to see if the managers and staff drafted in to provide cover can reduce the waiting – surely it cannot get much worse. On the bright side – because cars are in the car parks for longer Apcoa parking should be making increased profits!!!!
Ford have announced their new high end tourneo as a ‘concept’ – looks good though
More details and pictures can be found here
No news on whenor even if it will be comming to market
A ONE-WAY road system will be established on Portland from 18th May until the end of the Games.
Drivers leaving Portland from Castletown or Verne Common Road will be diverted up through Fortuneswell when restrictions come into place along Victory Road and Castle Road.
The one-way system is required to enable temporary security fencing to be erected around the Olympic Sailing Village, ready for 12th July when competitors and officials arrive.
ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME – YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
South West trains have published the following statement
‘trains to and from Weymouth are expected to be extremely busy. Spectators for the sailing events are recommended to drive to one of the Olympic park and ride sites for buses to the spectator areas’
What happened to the ‘green and sustainable’ travel ethos of the games? Surely the train operators have had enough notice – seven years since our bid was accepted – to arrange extra trains and rolling stock!!
One ticket price of £8 for 10 min ride! shame condor is not here would have looked nice going across the bay!!!
BOAT skippers and their supporters turned out in force to protest against fisheries chiefs.
Charter boat owners and anglers from along the coast gathered outside the offices of the Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) in Poole yesterday.
The protest coincided with a Southern IFCA meeting where members agreed an emergency bylaw that would allow recreational fishermen to use boats longer than 12 metres for trips as long as there were no more than 12 people in the boat.
The fisheries authority made the emergency bylaw in response to a ruling by the Court of Appeal in London that a Weymouth charter boat owner could use his craft legally.
Patrick Carlin, who runs Carlin Boat Charter Limited, claimed victory last week over Southern IFCA after it brought a prosecution against his firm for fishing in a boat, Channel Chieftain V, off Portland Bill and Shambles Bank because it was more than 12m long.
The skippers said the aim of yesterday’s protest was to ensure that fisheries’ chiefs listened to their concerns in future.
The legal battle dates back to when the European Angling Championships were taking place locally four years ago.
Mr Carlin’s case was that a bylaw preventing boats larger than 12m from fishing within six miles of the coast was aimed at commercial fishing vessels and not recreational anglers.
The case was taken through the legal system by Southern IFCA to the High Court where Mr Carlin finally claimed victory.
Mr Carlin was at the protest yesterday.
He said: “We are sort of happy with the decision, obviously it’s what we wanted in the first place.
“This was a bylaw they tried to bend round just to prosecute me.
“It was never the intention the original bylaw should be used that way.”
Full story can be foundhere
In Dorset the A35 in the Morcombelake area between Bridport and Charmouth is closed.
Local diversions in place after a 3 vehicle RTA
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