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1. 1. Greens happy at fuel rise

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 29 September 2007 FUEL duty will rise by 2p a litre on Monday. Although the move will anger motorists, green campaigners say that, since 2000, the real cost of motoring has fallen while the cost of using public transport has risen.

2. 2. Pay-as-you-drive pledge

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 13 May 2006 DRIVERS in Greater Manchester are not on a fast track to pay-as-you-go motoring, it has been pledged. Fears have been among motorists that they could soon be paying up to é1.30 a mile to drive as they are tracked by satellite.

3. 3. £1bn price of peace in bus wars

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 March 2007 BUS companies and transport bosses have held `peace' talks in a move to improve chances of winning government money as Greater Manchester moves towards congestion charging.

4. 4. Never too early to fly the flag

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 13 May 2006 IT is almost a month before England meet Paraguay in Frankfurt, but already the flag of St George is flying proudly from cars across Greater Manchester. They can now be seen fluttering on all types of vehicles as the country gears up for the World Cup.

5. 5. Bright lights plan for m-way drivers

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 May 2006 THEY are the cleverest traffic lights in the country . . . and they are coming to a motorway near you.

6. 6. Bank holiday blues at £1 a litre petrol

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 29 April 2006 MOTORISTS are facing the most expensive Bank Holiday getaway ever as petrol prices reach é1 a litre. Garages across Greater Manchester were last night preparing to put up fuel prices to record levels.

7. 7. End to three-year bottleneck hell

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 June 2006 WORK to widen one of the region's busiest stretches of motorway has been completed, ending three years of delays.

8. 8. Star cyclist's joy at crash driver verdict

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 01 December 2006 CYCLING star Emma Davies Jones spoke of her relief after the motorist who nearly ended her career was exposed as a liar.

9. 9. Drivers may have to pay for using the M62

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 02 October 2006 DRIVERS could be charged for using the M62, which links Manchester with Yorkshire and Merseyside, if new plans get the green light. Proposals include imposing tolls for using specific lanes, limiting lorries to the inside lane and giving tax breaks to employers to pay for staff to use public transport.

10. 10. Alert over 'rogue' petrol

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 02 April 2003 A ROGUE batch of petrol has caused a string of car breakdowns across the region and sparked a safety alert.

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