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Westbound M4 motorway, Caerleon Road, Newport
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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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By SWVaux Staff, 6 days21/03/2023 ago
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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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By SWVaux Staff, 1 week18/03/2023 ago
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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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By Yahoo Motoring News, 2 weeks16/03/2023 ago
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What does the Spring Budget 2023 mean for drivers?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has revealed his Spring Budget – and two key policies are set to impact drivers across Britain.

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By SWVaux Staff, 2 weeks15/03/2023 ago
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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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By SWVaux Staff, 2 weeks13/03/2023 ago
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Self-driving cars could nearly double road congestion, says Government report

Motorists could be stuck in congestion nearly twice as bad as current levels if self-driving cars become commonplace, a Government report warns.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 2 months15/01/2023 ago
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Sunak refuses to rule out fuel duty hike, insisting it is a matter for Hunt

Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out the prospect of motorists facing a 12p-a-litre hike in fuel duty in March.

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By SWVaux Staff, 3 months20/12/2022 ago
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Fuel could go up by 12 pence a litre in March under planned duty hike

Petrol and diesel could rocket up by 12 pence a litre in March if a planned rise in fuel duty comes into force.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 4 months17/11/2022 ago
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Electric vehicles to no longer be exempt from road tax by 2025

Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from road tax from 2025, under plans announced today in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 4 months17/11/2022 ago
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Government considers introducing penalty points for drivers not using seatbelts

The government is considering introducing penalty points as a deterrent to stop drivers not wearing a seatbelt while behind the wheel.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 5 months01/11/2022 ago
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Three-quarters of Brits would welcome noise cameras – survey

Three-quarters of British drivers would be happy for noise cameras to be fitted in their local area, a new survey has found.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 5 months26/10/2022 ago
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More than 900,000 drivers risk £1,000 fine over expired licences

More than 900,000 drivers risk a £1,000 fine after failing to renew photocard licences which expired in the past year, an investigation has found.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 5 months24/10/2022 ago
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Noise camera deployed to catch rowdy drivers

A noise-detecting traffic camera is being trialled to catch so-called boy racers.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 5 months18/10/2022 ago
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Record proportion of fatal crash victims not wearing a seatbelt

The proportion of car occupants killed in crashes who were not wearing a seatbelt has reached the highest level on record, figures show.

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By Yahoo Motoring News, 6 months29/09/2022 ago
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The majority of drivers are against relaxing MOT rules

Drivers have serious concerns about Government proposals to relax MOT rules to ease the cost-of-living crisis, a new survey suggests.

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By SWVaux Staff, 6 months22/09/2022 ago
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Liz Truss could axe mandatory motorway speed limits if she becomes PM

Liz Truss suggests she is “prepared” to look into scrapping mandatory speed limits on motorways as prime minister.

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By SWVaux Staff, 7 months02/09/2022 ago
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Self-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’

Self-driving vehicles could be on UK roads by 2025 under new plans unveiled by the Government and backed by a £100 million investment to boost the rollout.

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By SWVaux Staff, 7 months19/08/2022 ago
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National Highways missing 10-minute target for smart motorway breakdowns

National Highways is missing its 10-minute target for responding to drivers who break down on smart motorways, almost a year after it was meant to come into force.

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By SWVaux Staff, 8 months21/07/2022 ago
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Priti Patel ‘urges police to use new powers against fuel duty protesters’

The Home Secretary has called on police to use tough new powers which include imprisonment to stop fuel protesters bringing gridlock to motorways and major A-routes across the UK.

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By SWVaux Staff, 9 months05/07/2022 ago
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Drivers ‘have a right to know’ why fuel prices keep rising

Fuel retailers have been accused of “inexplicably” raising pump prices again despite falling wholesale costs.

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By SWVaux Staff, 9 months29/06/2022 ago

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