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1. 1. Road toll could replace car tax

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 July 2004 ROAD tax should be scrapped and fuel bills cut and replaced by tolls of up to '1.40 a mile to reduce congestion, says a report commissioned by the government.

2. 2. Electric scooter is torque of the town

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 December 2004 THE answer to 21st century gridlock in Greater Manchester may have arrived - electric scooters. The M.E.N. gave the silent, petrol-free, vehicle-of-the-future a big thumbs-up after a test drive.

3. 3. Dictionary gets some va-va-voom

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 July 2004 FRENCH footballer Thierry Henry has prompted a new entry in the English dictionary, it emerged today. The Arsenal striker has appeared in TV commercials for car maker Renault trying to sum up the meaning of the term "va-va-voom".

4. 4. Just the ticket in parking row

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 March 2004 MOTORIST Alan Howard has been driven to distraction by a year-long parking dispute with a London council - although his car has never been driven there. Mr Howard, 54, from Eccles, faced a demand from Lambeth to pay £120 within 14 days or face prosecution.

5. 5. Police: Britain 'will be hit by terror attack'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 March 2004 A TERRORIST attack on Britain is "inevitable", Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens said. Police and the security services have dramatically increased their efforts and are "working three times harder than ever" to foil any terrorist plot.

6. 6. £250m private plan for Salford rebirth

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 July 2004 SALFORD council is going into partnership with the private sector in a '250m, 12-year deal which will spearhead the massive regeneration planned for the city.

7. 7. People late for work because of travel

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 June 2004 MORE people are arriving late for work because of worsening travel delays, costing the British economy an extra '2 billion, according to a new report today.

8. 8. Bus chief steps up to defend rival

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 June 2004 THE boss of bus firm First is getting support from an unlikely source - his biggest rival.

9. 9. City drivers pay premium for car insurance

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 June 2004 CITY dwellers could pay three times more to insure a car than those living in rural areas, the AA's annual "family car" survey has found.

10. 10. The road to hell

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 February 2004 WE'RE on the road to nowhere...and by 2010 we'll be spending a week a year longer to get there.

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