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Fuel prices climb to new record highs
Statistics from data firm Experian Catalist show the average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Wednesday was 168.2p.
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Petrol and diesel prices reach new record highs
Petrol and diesel prices have reached record highs, according to new figures.
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Diesel prices exceed 180p per litre setting a new record
The RAC said this was due to increases in wholesale prices caused by efforts to reduce the importation of Russian diesel.
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Diesel prices hit new record high despite fuel duty cut
Diesel prices have soared to a new record high despite the cut in fuel duty, figures show.
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One in five cars has more than 100,000 miles on the clock, says DVSA
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency figures show that 9.1 million vehicles on Britain’s roads have reached six figures on their odometers.
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Motor insurance price falls to the lowest level since 2015
The average price paid for comprehensive motor insurance in the first quarter of the year was £416.
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Grant Shapps bids to ‘banish the boy racer’ with noise cameras
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps declared he wants to “banish the boy racer” as he announced plans to deploy noise cameras to catch “rowdy drivers”.
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MOT test could be extended to ease cost of living crisis
Vehicles may only need to have an MOT test every two years under proposals being considered by the government to ease the UK’s cost of living crisis.
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Drivers see red when others take more than three seconds to pull away on green
A poll of 2,498 drivers by the RAC indicated that 46% think it should take no longer than that to get going when the lights change.
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Watching TV to be allowed in self-driving cars in Highway Code update
It will still be illegal to use a phone behind the wheel.
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Drug drivers to face mandatory rehab courses before getting back on the road
Drug drivers will be forced to undertake rehabilitation courses before being allowed back behind the wheel, under proposals from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
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Motorists planning to miss or delay car servicing amid cost of living increase, survey says
The survey of 2,000 drivers by the Motor Ombudsman found that the majority of respondents who do not currently have a service plan in place are planning to miss their recommended servicing schedule in the face of the surging cost of living.
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Loophole allowing drivers to escape punishment for using mobile phones closes
New rules ban virtually all hand-held use of mobile phones on Britain’s roads, in what Transport Secretary Grant Shapps described as a “zero-tolerance approach”.
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Rishi Sunak cuts fuel duty by 5p per litre
The reduction will be implemented at 6 pm on Wednesday and will last until March 2023.
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Local road pothole repair backlog tops £12 billion, report suggests
According to the report, it would cost £12.64bn to clear the backlog of repairs and ‘bring the network up to a condition that would allow it to be managed cost effectively and sustainably going forward’.
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Cut in fuel duty “should be more” than 5p per litre
A 5p-per-litre cut in fuel duty would fail to reverse even half of the increase in prices inflicted on motorists over the past fortnight, according to new figures.
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Pump prices reach new record highs as petrol hits 167p per litre
Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show the average price of a litre of fuel at UK forecourts on Sunday was 167p for petrol and 179p for diesel.
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Average petrol price reaches £1.65 per litre
Drivers continue to be clobbered by record fuel prices as petrol reaches an average of £1.65 per litre.
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Diesel price could hit as high as £3 per litre, MPs told
Experts said that the price of diesel could possibly hit as high as £3 per litre, up from current record highs of £1.73.
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Fuel prices break new records despite drop in wholesale costs
Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show the average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Sunday was 163.5p, while diesel was 173.4p.