03/12/2012
Mary Rhodes with three stories from across the West Midlands. How safe are part-worn tyres? Are we falling out of love with our cars? And the motorcycle sidecar firm driving forwards.
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Which way forward for Britain's car and rail travel?
The Â鶹Éç has been given the first look at research into somethingÌýsurprising that has been happening on Britain's roads over the past decade or more.Ìý
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The figures suggest that we might just be falling out of love with the motor car - that the car might have "peaked", because the average number of miles we all drive has been virtually the same since about 2002.
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on the Â鶹Éç News website from Â鶹Éç Transport Correspondent, Richard Westcott.
Has Britain fallen out of love with the car?
Is Britain's love affair with the car in decline and is transport policy on the right track?
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Richard WestcottÌýtalks to 19-year-old Lee Vernon who explains why he thinks young men are driving fewer miles than in the mid-1990s.
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on the Â鶹Éç News website,
On the Move
A new report looks into the theory that our average mileage might have peaked because the average number of miles we drive has been virtually the same since about 2002
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ReadÌýmore about the and find outÌýabout your region.Ìý
Part-worn tyres
Part-worn tyres are a cheaper way of keeping a car on the road, but an Inside OutÌýinvestigation has found some garages are selling them illegally.
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on the Â鶹Éç News website.
'Illegal tyres' being sold by garages
Part-worn tyres must meet minimum legal standards to ensure they are safe.
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But seven test-purchases carried out by Â鶹Éç Inside Out West Midlands found all used tyres sold to researchers failed to meet these basic requirements.
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on the Â鶹Éç News website.
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
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| Series Editor | Rachel Bowering |
Broadcast
- Mon 3 Dec 2012 19:30Â鶹Éç One West Midlands