Day: May 17, 2018

    Drivers entering car parks could soon have their tyres automatically scanned for tread depth, after a Finnish company announced the expansion of its tyre-checking speed bumps. Nokian’s SnapSkan system features a ‘smart’ ramp that can be installed in public car parks and similar locations. When driven over, the speed bump uses 3D scanning to measure the tread depth of all four tyres. The system is free to use, and drivers wanting to make use of it can opt in via text message or email, signing up either before or after they have driven over the ramp. Those who decide not to opt in to the SnapSkan system will see their vehicle’s data automatically deleted, while those signing up will be sent a report on how much tread their tyres have left. The report will also includ...

    Yet quietly, officials were congratulating themselves on Thursday about making incremental progress on a closely interlinked issue the Irish border. After media reports overnight, Theresa May issued a carefully worded statement as she arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Friday, repeating the familiar statement that Britain will be leaving the customs union. But Whitehall sources confirmed that away from the deadlocked Brexit war cabinet her strategy and negotiations subcommittee a fresh proposal has been agreed that Britain hopes would avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland, if all else fails. This backstop was written into the December agreement between London and Brussels, at the request of Ireland. It commits Britain to maintain full alignment with those rules of th...