The wholesale price of diesel is now on a par with petrol yet diesel is still being sold for 17.5p a litre more on average at forecourts across the UK, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals.
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Drug driving putting immense pressure on A&E departments
New research from road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed the strain that drug driving is putting on A&E departments across the UK.
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Millennials most likely to carry out their own car repairs
A study By eBay has shown that millennials are the generation of drivers most likely to carry out repair work on their vehicles.
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Drivers may face charges for using M4 and A470
Drivers could be charged to use Wales’ trunk roads under landmark climate change legislation.
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Diesel drivers see no benefit from lower fuel duty rate as retailers hike margins
Diesel drivers – including almost everyone who runs a van for a small business – are continuing to suffer from inflated prices at fuel pumps up and down the country and are seeing no benefit from plummeting lower wholesale costs, despite the Chancellor continuing the fuel duty freeze in Wednesday’s Budget, the RAC is warning.
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Duke of Richmond: Government’s 2030 electric vehicle target ‘difficult’ to reach
The Government’s ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030 could be “difficult” to achieve, the Duke of Richmond has said.
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National Highways announces gantry competition winner
Organised by National Highways in conjunction with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the new gantry design competition winner has been unveiled.
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Success for national pothole campaign as Chancellor announces £200m funding to improve Britain’s roads
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a new £200m funding scheme to help tackle the plague of potholes on roads across Britain.
Started by the Daily Mail, the campaign to help improve Britain’s roads will see more than four million potholes filled in.
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An increasing number of drivers missing vehicle tax payments
There has been an increase in the number of drivers having their vehicle tax Direct Debits cancelled by DVLA after payments couldn’t be taken due to a lack of funds, figures analysed by the RAC show following a Freedom of Information request.
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Drivers should soon face paying a ‘tyre tax’ to help address emissions
The Department for Transport (DfT) have hired consultants to review how the UK can crack down on rising emissions – and this has led to suggestions that a ‘tyre tax’ could be introduced.
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Drivers leasing new electric cars ‘overcharged’ by hundreds of pounds each month
Drivers leasing new electric cars are being overcharged by hundreds of pounds each month, according to a report.
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Sat navs set to have algorithms updated to move traffic away from shortcuts and back to main roads
Local neighbourhoods across the UK that have been plagued with drivers using their streets as shortcuts are set for some good news.
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Self-driving cars could make traffic lights obsolete in 20 years
Traffic lights could become obsolete in 20 years, an engineer supporting a groundbreaking self-driving cars trial said.
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Nearly half of drivers break speed limit on 60mph country roads – highest level seen by RAC since 2016
There has been a significant rise in the proportion of drivers who admit to speeding on 60mph rural roads where more deaths occur than on any other road type, new RAC data* has found.
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Used car market slumped by 8.5% in 2022
Sales of used cars declined by 8.5% in the UK last year, new figures show.
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Price of diesel falls below 170p per litre for first time since March 2022
The average price of a litre of diesel has fallen below 170p for the first time in 11 months.
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Drivers turn off car heating to help cut fuel consumption, says survey
One in six drivers (16%) turn off their car’s heating in an attempt to save on fuel costs, a new survey suggests.
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The average price paid for motor insurance rose by 8% in the final months of 2022
The average price paid for motor insurance jumped by 8% in the last three months of 2022, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
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Drivers hit by rise in fuel prices
Drivers are being hit by rising fuel prices after an increase in oil costs.
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Motoring
Seven-in-10 believe drivers should be responsible for making sure passengers ‘belt up’ – survey
More than two-thirds of motorists believe that drivers should be responsible for making sure that all passengers in a vehicle wear seatbelts, a new survey has found.
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