Ministry Of Transport Announces Cancellation Of Preliminary Approval For Electric Vehicle Orders

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

January 5, 2026

Deadline Expired For Order Submissions

The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Works, Department Of Road Transport, has announced that the submission window for ordering electric vehicles has closed. Beneficiaries who received preliminary approval via email on December 11, 2025, have missed the deadline to post or send their vehicle orders, as outlined in paragraphs 9.3(a) and 10.3(a) of the relevant project guide. Consequently, if no order was posted for new vehicles or received for used models, the preliminary approval has been cancelled due to the missed deadlines (please refer to Appendix 2). This Cancellation will affect all pending applications.

Rescheduling And Reallocation Of Approvals

In response, preliminary approvals will be reissued during the upcoming week to selected applicants from Sponsorship Categories D5, D7, D8, D9, and D10. These approvals will be allocated based on the lottery sequence as specified, and the beneficiaries must adhere to the designated submission timelines provided in the approval message.

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Detailed Distribution By Sponsorship Categories

For each sponsorship category, preliminary approvals will be sent to applicants within the following lottery positions. The approved candidates must post an order (for new vehicles) or send an order (for used vehicles) within the allotted time frame as detailed in the subsequent approval notification:

Category D5: Lottery positions 381 to 483
Category D7: Lottery positions 41 to 57
Category D8: Lottery positions 41 to 46
Category D9: Lottery positions 51 to 66
Category D10: Lottery positions 11 to 13

Documentation And Submission Deadlines

Applicants are required to submit all specified supporting documents to the Department of Road Transport via email at tomxorigies@rtd.mcw.gov.cy within the time frame stated in the approval message. The guidelines for the required documentation depend on the respective sponsorship category.

Implications Of Inaction

It is imperative that beneficiaries act within the specified deadline. Failure to comply will result in the reallocation of approvals to the next eligible candidates based on the lottery ranking. For further clarity, please refer to Appendices 1 and 2, which provide additional details and visual references of the process.

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Google Cloud Outage Disrupts Banking And Digital Services Across The UK

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 20, 2026

A power outage at a Google Cloud data centre near London disrupted services across the UK on Tuesday, affecting banks, businesses and other digital platforms. Google said the incident was caused by a power event at its cloud operations, with full recovery expected by around 1300 GMT.

The disruption began at 0608 GMT and affected Google Cloud services in the europe-west2 region, which is hosted in London. In an initial update, the company reported elevated error rates and intermittent network failures across multiple services as engineers worked to restore operations.

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Banking Services Hit By The Disruption

Revolut was among the most visibly affected companies, with customers reporting problems with ATM withdrawals, bank transfers and card top-ups. A source close to the matter linked the issues to the Google Cloud outage.

Traditional banks also reported disruptions. Lloyds said some customers were experiencing problems with its app and online banking, while HSBC confirmed difficulties accessing its services. HSBC added that it was monitoring the situation and noted that other organisations were affected as well.

Disruption Spreads Beyond Finance

Downdetector, which tracks online service disruptions, recorded hundreds of reports involving other businesses, including property website Rightmove and the Royal Mail postal service. The reports suggested that the outage was affecting multiple parts of the UK’s digital economy.

The incident highlights the risks facing businesses that depend on shared cloud infrastructure. Even a temporary failure at a single provider can disrupt services across several sectors, from banking and payments to logistics and consumer platforms.

Companies Reassure Customers

Revolut said it had been working to resolve the issue since it was identified and apologised to affected customers. The company also confirmed that customers’ money and data remained safe.

As cloud platforms underpin an increasing share of digital commerce, the outage illustrates how disruptions to critical infrastructure can spread far beyond the provider itself, affecting businesses and customers across the economy.

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