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Drivers slapped with more than 22,000 parking tickets every day

Drivers are being handed an average of more than 22,000 tickets every day by private parking firms, according to new research. Companies issued four million tickets to British motorists between April and September, analysis of Government data by the ...

04 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Drop in sterling adds 7p per litre to fuel bills

Sterling’s fall in value added 7p per litre to drivers’ fuel bills in a year, according to Government-commissioned analysis. A review by regulator Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the “principal drivers” of high fuel costs are ...

17 Oct 2022 at 14:39

Number of substandard bridges rises for second year running

The number of bridges unable to carry the heaviest vehicles on Britain’s roads has risen for the second year running, new figures show. Local authorities identified 3,211 bridges as being substandard at the end of last year, the RAC Foundation ...

25 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Government: ‘It is too disruptive’ to reinstate smart motorway hard shoulders

Reinstating hard shoulders on existing smart motorways would be “too disruptive” and cost a “significant” amount, Downing Street has said. The Government is under pressure to bring back emergency lanes on the controversial roads. It follows ...

17 Apr 2023 at 17:27

Vast majority of young people expect to drive regularly by 2035 – survey

Four out of five young people expect to be driving regularly by 2035, a new survey suggests. Some 85% of respondents to a survey of 1,000 Britons aged 17–24 commissioned by the RAC Foundation said it is certain or likely they will be ...

24 Apr 2023 at 09:45

Drivers handed 35,000 parking tickets a day amid five-year wait for new rules

Drivers are being handed an average of more than 35,000 parking tickets by private companies every day as the wait for the Government to impose new rules on the sector reaches five years, according to new analysis. Motoring research ...

15 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Drivers suffer 50% increase in parking tickets

Drivers have been hit by a 50% increase in the number of parking tickets issued by private companies. A record 2.7 million tickets were handed out between April and June, analysis of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data ...

24 Nov 2022 at 11:40

Operation Brock to be implemented from Sunday ahead of summer getaway

Traffic management measures to reduce post-Brexit traffic disruption in Kent will be reinstated on Sunday ahead of the summer getaway. Kent Resilience Forum (KRF), a partnership of local organisations and agencies, announced that ...

06 Jul 2022 at 14:30

More than a fifth of MOTs were failed last year

More than one in five vehicle MOT tests in Britain ended in failure last year, new figures show. Some 9.9 million out of the 43.7 million tests conducted in 2023 were unsuccessful, according to analysis of Government figures by ...

18 Sept 2024 at 00:01

One in 24 local road bridges cannot carry heaviest vehicles, councils say

One in 24 bridges on Britain’s local roads are unable to carry the heaviest vehicles, figures show. Local authorities identified 3,090 bridges as being substandard at the end of last year, the RAC Foundation said. This means ...

17 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Drivers frustrated at five-year wait for parking code of practice

Four out of five drivers are frustrated that a Government-backed code of practice for private parking companies is still not in force five years after becoming law, a new survey suggests. Some 84% of motorists surveyed for ...

28 Dec 2024 at 00:01

New rules to make it easier to use public electric car chargers

Electric car drivers will only need one app to pay for public chargepoints operated by different companies, under legislation laid in Parliament. Motorists are currently forced to use multiple smartphone apps or ...

12 Jul 2023 at 13:12

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