The RAC has said drivers should feel angry that filling stations around the country have not passed on significant savings on the cost of petrol in the last month.
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Drivers avoid using open hard shoulder on smart motorways
Drivers are avoiding using the open hard shoulder on all lane running smart motorways, new research has revealed.
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Exhaust-related MOT failures down 21% despite stricter rules
Fewer cars are failing their MOT test for exhaust issues, despite the introduction of new, more strict, regulations.
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Ban On Drivers Using Hands-Free Phones ‘Should Be Considered’
A ban on drivers using mobile phones in hands-free mode should be considered, MPs have said.
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It’s time to update mobile phone legislation, says GEM
Breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging the UK government to update the wording of its law on the use of a mobile phone while driving.
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Rising fuel prices in July… and more could be on the way
After a month of falling fuel prices in June, July saw both petrol and diesel rise once again as the pound lost 3% on the dollar, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals.
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Attention deficit—millions of drivers causing road collisions when using mobile phones
New research reveals that over 2.7 million drivers have had a collision or veered off the road in the last two years because they were distracted by their mobile phone.
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Higher-ethanol petrol could be introduced
E10 fuel should be introduced to the UK by 2020 latest to help save the equivalent emissions of 700,000 cars and safeguard the future of the British Bioethanol Industry.
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The UK’s huge network of speed bumps Revealed
The UK is now home to more than 42,000 individual speed bumps – an increase of 5% in the last three years, according to an exclusive Citroen investigation into traffic calming coverage.
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Roads policing review to improve safety
A first-of-its-kind joint review into roads policing and traffic enforcement will be launched later this year, in a bid to improve road safety.
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Government looks at steps to make new drivers safer
New drivers could face limits on what they can do on the road, to ease them into a lifetime of safe driving.
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Over 9,000 motorists were caught doing over 100mph last year
Last year, over 9,000 motorists were caught by police speeding at more than 100mph on UK roads, according to data obtained by the road safety charity Brake.
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Price of fuel finally drops in June ending four months of rises at the pumps
Four months of rising fuel prices finally came to an end in June with the price of both petrol and diesel falling dramatically due to the cost of oil dipping to $62, RAC Fuel Watch data shows.
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Sections of M4 now have permanent 50mph limit
Temporary speed limits of 50mph on the M4 have been made permanent in a bid to cut pollution.
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UK Could Enforce A Total Ban On Pavement Parking
Motorist across the United Kingdom may not be permitted to park on any part of the pavement in the future.
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Government launches new campaign to inform drivers about greener fuels
Drivers are being urged to think more carefully about the environmental impacts of their journeys through a new government campaign launched today.
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Supermarkets drop fuel prices by up to 3p per litre
Asda, Tesco Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have all announced that they are cutting their fuel prices by up to 3p per litre.
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Fourth Month of Fuel Rises
Fuel prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in May, heaping further misery on beleaguered motorists.
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Motorists warning ahead of summer Drink-drive crackdown
Motorists are being issued with a drink-drive warning as police gear up for their annual summer crackdown.
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Car Insurance Companies Payout every 8 minutes with car crime continues to rise in 2019
Figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) show that the number of motor theft claims paid by insurers in the first quarter of this year were at their highest for any quarter since 2012, with a payment made to a car crime victim every 8 minutes.
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