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The shake-up is expected to be in a Department for Transport strategy out on Friday. It will also contain measures on encouraging more walking and cycling.
The mandate to wear a seatbelt in the front came into force in 1983 and in the back in 1991.
However, it is feared the rise of large urban 4x4s giving people a false sense of security may in part be driving a reduced compliance with the law.
Currently a licence-holder can be given a £100 fine for the offence, with this increasing to £500 if taken to court (stock image)
It is also thought that many passengers in the back of taxis refuse to belt up.
Hitachi’s UK express trains pressed back into service after more cracks discovered
Hitachi’s Class 800 high-speed Intercity Express Trains (IETs) are being returned to service less than a week after engineers identified cracks in the chassis during routine maintenance work at North Pole depot in London.
Faults were discovered in 150 of the Class 800 vehicles, but yesterday Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris announced the trains would re-enter service. He claimed ongoing “safety tests” would ensure the return of “reliable and punctual services” on the Great Western Railway and London North Eastern Railway (LNER).
A GWR Class 800 Azuma train at Castle Cary on the Exeter St Davids-London Paddington service (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
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The UK government will have to increase its hydrogen production target - how bold will it be?
Rob Dale, Beyond2050
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