E-scooters linked to stark increase in teen lawbreaking The number of 13- to 16-year-olds committing this offence has skyrocketed 2,200 per cent The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
E-scooters blamed for rise in children caught using a vehicle without insurance Ministers have been urged to introduce new legislation on the devices by Charity IAM RoadSmart. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Safety warning as drivers use rural roads to avoid jams Department for Transport figures show rural roads are the most dangerous in Britain, with nearly 1,000 deaths occurring on them annually. Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024
Fuel duty frozen as Government maintains 5p cut In her Budget speech to the Commons, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said this is a ‘substantial commitment’. Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024
Ministers urged to act as figures show surge in fatal crashes among elderly drivers Some 245 men aged 70 and over were killed in crashes during the year to the end of June The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
Plea to boost drivers’ skills after surge in deaths of older road users Some 245 men aged 70 and over were killed in crashes during the year to the end of June, provisional figures for Britain show. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
More than 600,000 drivers face ban with ‘one touch of their phone’ The punishment for illegally using a mobile phone behind the wheel was toughened in 2017. The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023
Passengers warned as drop-off fees raised at more than a third of airports Eight of the 21 busiest airports in the country have raised or introduced charges for dropping off passengers since August 2022, an RAC investigation finds The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023
Drop-off fees raised at more than a third of airports, RAC warns passengers Eight of the 21 airports analysed have raised or introduced charges for dropping off passengers since August 2022, an RAC investigation found The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023
Drop-off fees increased at more than a third of airports Eight of the 21 airports analysed have raised or introduced charges for dropping off passengers since August 2022, an RAC investigation found. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
Almost 700,000 more drivers face paying £12.50 fee each DAY as ULEZ expands The motoring group RAC has warned that the expansion will have a ‘massive financial impact on motorists and businesses’, as many will be forced to switch or scrap their vehicles Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023
Almost 700,000 cars in London will face Ulez fee after expansion Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of being ‘out of touch with outer London’ over £12.50 levy Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023
Nearly 700,000 more drivers to face £12.50 a day fee as clean air scheme expands The rules change in August Wales Online · Mar 24, 2023
‘Almost 700,000 London car drivers facing Ulez fee’ when zone expands The ultra low emission zone will be expanded to cover the whole of London from August 29. The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023 Budget key points: Fuel duty cut brings ‘much-needed relief’ at the pumps for drivers The Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed in his Spring Budget that the reduction introduced in March last year will be retained for another 12 months
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023 Drivers get ‘much-needed relief’ with extension of fuel duty cut The Chancellor confirmed in his Budget that the reduction introduced in March last year will be retained for another 12 months.
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023 Drivers warned that potholes will ‘start peppering the roads’ RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes warned that heavy rainfall either side of sub-zero temperatures ‘is the perfect recipe for potholes’.
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022 Electric cars to lose vehicle excise duty exemption Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that he wanted to make motoring taxes ‘fairer’ as he revealed the policy in his autumn statement.
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022 Majority of drivers against relaxing MOT rules – survey More than half of respondents to an RAC poll said they felt halving the frequency of MOTs was a bad idea.
Liverpool Echo · Aug 28, 2022 Every British holidaymaker driving to the airport given warning The RAC says drivers will be "stunned"
Daily Record · Aug 27, 2022 Scots airport drop-off fees double as RAC warns drivers will be 'stunned' by price hike The 'kiss and fly' fees at three Scottish airports are some of the most expensive in the UK.
Wales Online · Aug 27, 2022 Drivers hit with sky-high airport drop-off fees Drop off fees at the UK's busiest airports have reached the highest ever, according to research
Wales Online · Aug 27, 2022 Airport drop-off fee hikes in UK will leave drivers ‘stunned’, says RAC RAC says airports appear to have increased fees to 'partially make up for two years of lost revenue'
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022 Hikes in airport drop-off fees will leave drivers ‘stunned’, says RAC Two-thirds of the UK’s major airports have introduced or raised charges for dropping off passengers in the past three years, according to new figures.
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022 Full motorway closures in the offing amid roadworks overhaul Project managers are being asked to consider shutting roads completely for several days instead of partial closures for longer periods.