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Quiet vehicles, big risks: safeguarding Harrow’s visually impaired

The increasing use of electric and hybrid vehicles – often referred to as “quiet vehicles” – is bringing new safety challenges for people with sight loss in Harrow. While these vehicles reduce air pollution, their reduced engine noise poses a risk for pedestrians who rely on sound to navigate safely. Research from the Royal NationalContinue reading “Quiet vehicles, big risks: safeguarding Harrow’s visually impaired”

Changes in dealing with authorised push payment scams

Some time back, Harrow council website informed about scams, types of scams and how to report these and protect from becoming victims of scamming. Hope the council would update the information and highlight that from‌ 7 October 2‌024, new UK-wide banking regulation from the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) comes into effect which will change theContinue reading “Changes in dealing with authorised push payment scams”