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Three smart motorway safety targets have been met but fourth is missed

Three targets to boost smart motorway safety by the end of September have been met but a fourth continues to be missed. National Highways told the PA news agency that stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology has been retrofitted to all smart ...

03 Oct 2022 at 15:58

Quarter of UK motorists driving abroad go five hours without break – survey

UK holidaymakers driving abroad are putting themselves and other road users at risk by not taking enough breaks, new research suggests. An RAC European Breakdown survey indicated 27% of motorists who have taken their own cars to continental ...

10 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Drivers warned over tyre blowouts during heatwave

Drivers are being urged to check their tyres before beginning journeys on “searing Saturday”. The AA is concerned the start of a weekend when millions of people will be making long trips to the seaside, football matches, music festivals ...

09 Aug 2022 at 15:01

Majority of drivers against relaxing MOT rules – survey

Drivers have serious concerns about Government proposals to relax MOT rules to ease the cost-of-living crisis, a new survey suggests. More than half of respondents (55%) to an RAC poll of 1,435 motorists said they felt halving the ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Amber traffic warning issued as widespread delays expected

Drivers are being warned to expect severe congestion, with the AA issuing its first “amber traffic warning” for Friday and Saturday. Congestion is expected to peak between 11am and 3pm on both days. This is due to a combination ...

29 Jul 2022 at 09:15

Fuel tax cut for UK drivers among lowest in Europe – RAC

The UK languishes near the bottom of a ranking of European countries for action taken to ease the burden of high fuel prices. Only Luxembourg has done less than the UK Government out of 13 European nations that have cut petrol ...

01 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Asda cuts fuel prices after major supermarkets accused of keeping costs high

Asda has announced it has cut fuel prices amid accusations that the “big four” supermarkets have kept the cost artificially high in recent weeks. Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda – along with several other suppliers – ...

29 Jul 2022 at 23:31

Big retailers failing to cut fuel prices in line with wholesale cost, RAC warns

Major retailers are failing to reduce petrol prices in line with falling wholesale costs, the RAC has warned. The roadside recovery firm said the wholesale cost of unleaded – the price when it arrives at forecourts – is ...

03 Aug 2022 at 13:06

Minimal delays on roads to Dover but getaway traffic in South West hit by queues

Holidaymakers heading towards the south and south-west of England are facing mounting congestion on the roads. The AA said its first “amber traffic warning” remains in place until 7pm on Friday after it was extended ...

29 Jul 2022 at 18:35

Motorists suffer ‘shock and awe’ as petrol prices soar during half-term

Petrol prices soared by nearly 6p per litre over the half-term school holiday, new figures show. The AA said the average cost of a litre of the fuel at UK forecourts was a record 177.9p on Sunday, up from 172.1p on ...

06 Jun 2022 at 11:23

Call for ‘radical government intervention’ with petrol set to hit 180p per litre

Drivers are being warned that “frightening” petrol prices will exceed an average of 180p per litre this week. The RAC called for “radical government intervention” as figures from data firm Experian Catalist showed ...

06 Jun 2022 at 12:03

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Forecourts not passing on fuel duty cut to drivers, says AA

Forecourts have failed to pass on the fuel duty savings announced by the Chancellor at the spring statement, according to new data. Petrol prices have fallen just 2.71p, and diesel down 1.59p, despite Rishi Sunak ...

25 Mar 2022 at 13:25

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