Petrol cars could be BANNED from parking spaces in favour of electric vehicles in latest council eco-drive Ministers could give councils power to create green-coloured parking spaces Grant Shapps approved plans for green number plates for electric drivers Motoring groups warned drivers who can’t afford upfront cost will be penalised By Tom Payne For The … Read more
The boss of EasyJet last night became the latest business chief to pledge support to the Daily Mail’s campaign to Get Britain Flying Again with border tests. Demanding a shift away from the current policy of imposing quarantine restrictions on people returning from many countries, chief executive Johan Lundgren said there was ‘still time to … Read more
British holidaymakers have shared their fury as they make the mad dash to return home to the UK from seven Greek islands that will be added to the quarantine list from 4am tomorrow. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed on Monday that Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Zakynthos are being stripped of quarantine exempt … Read more
Ministers are exploring plans to cut the quarantine time for holidaymakers to just five days by testing them 48 hours before they arrive in the UK, it is claimed. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is said to have ‘warmly welcomed’ the proposal which would more than halve the 14-day self-isolation period. Under plans by industry leaders, tourists … Read more
Fury of airline bosses as Government uses new regional travel corridors to slap restrictions on SEVEN Greek islands Grant Shapps said move to treat islands as separate would bring relief to travel But no islands were made exempt from quarantine under the new rules The change has ruined the holidays of an estimated 70,000 Britons … Read more
Grant Shapps today announced that seven Greek islands are being stripped of quarantine exempt status amid fears over a spike in coronavirus cases. The Transport Secretary revealed that Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Zakynthos are being added to the ‘red’ list as of 4am on Wednesday. However, Mr Shapps told the Commons that he … Read more
British passengers face ‘chaotic scenes’ and lengthy delays at the UK border as they complain about lack of social distancing at Heathrow Airport EXCLUSIVE: British passengers faced 45-minute delays to cross the UK border Long queues of passengers snaked through Heathrow Terminal Five Passengers complained about a complete lack of social distancing at the border … Read more
Aviation bosses last night accused ministers of ‘completely disengaging’ from the industry over airport coronavirus tests. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has not held an official meeting with Heathrow airport in recent weeks despite mounting evidence of an industry in crisis. Derek Provan, the boss of Southampton, Aberdeen and Glasgow airports, said: ‘We are isolated as … Read more
Wales has hit back at Grant Shapps in the quarantine list row as its furious health minister claimed there was ‘very clear advice’ to add Portugal after devolved nations were accused of ‘jumping the gun’. Vaughan Gething also said there had been a ‘rising tide of infections’ coming from the Greek islands and insisted the … Read more
Grant Shapps sparked a bitter row with Scotland and Wales today after accusing them of quarantining Portugal and Greece because they had not inspected the data closely enough. Amid rising anger from bewildered holidaymakers that the system amounts to ‘roulette’, the Transport Secretary conceded that starkly different approaches within the UK were ‘confusing’. But he insisted … Read more
While Britain continues to hold out against introducing coronavirus tests at airports, Germany has nearly doubled its testing rate to screen thousands of passengers returning from Covid-19 hotspots abroad. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps insisted today that testing at airports was not a ‘silver bullet solution’ after the UK’s quarantine policy was thrown into confusion when … Read more
Grant Shapps today admitted that introducing coronavirus testing at airports could halve the 14-day quarantine period. The Transport Secretary told Sky News the government was not ‘ignoring’ desperate warnings that the current draconian curbs could see the ‘demise’ of the aviation sector. And while he made clear routine screening was not a ‘silver bullet’, Mr … Read more
Shambles as No10. keeps Portugal and Greece ON the quarantine-free list despite days of speculation over soaring cases sparking holidaymakers to make scramble back before TONIGHT Greece and Portugal stay on England’s quarantine-free list, despite Covid rise Senior source tells MailOnline Portugal’s rate of infection has actually lowered Rate of Covid cases in Portugal has … Read more