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Bus and train operator Go-Ahead has reported that profits have been given a further boost as more hard-pressed motorists opt to use the company’s services.
Go-Ahead, which has a fleet of 3,800 buses and is part of a joint venture responsible for Southern, Southeastern and London Midland rail services, said its buses represented “better value” than travelling by car.
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The £50,000 luxury motor was riddled with more than 10,000 bullets after 140 weapons enthusiasts were done with it.
Its owner decided to make the generous gift after getting fed up with his silver 911's constant engine problems.
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A BIRMINGHAM taxi war could be looming amid fears that cabbies from across the Midlands could exploit a legal loophole to work in the city.
Black cabs registered in other boroughs can now pick up pre-booked passengers in Birmingham following a High Court
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At just after 10 o'clock on Friday morning Maha al-Qahtani swapped places with her husband, Mohammed, and took the wheel of the family car.
For the next 50 minutes, she drove through the Saudi capital, along the six-lane King Fahd Road, through Cairo Square, down the upmarket Olaya Street with its shopping malls, Starbucks, Apple store and boutiques.
"No one tried to stop us. No one even looked," the 39-year-old civil servant said. "We drove past police cars but had no trouble."
In fact, the biggest problem for Qahtani was her husband sitting next to her in the family Hummer. "He kept telling me to slow down or speed up. He was very fussy," she said.
This is Saudi Arabia, the only country in the world that bans women from driving motor vehicles.
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West Midlands and Shropshire drivers crawl through traffic at an average of less than 20mph. Recent figures have shown average car speeds to be less than the old horse and cart travelled at