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Drop in sterling adds 7p per litre to fuel bills

The Competition and Markets Authority published a review into high pump prices.

The Independent UK

Lorry parking shortage forces thousands of drivers to sleep in laybys

Thousands of lorry drivers are forced to park in laybys and industrial estates each night due to a severe shortage of purpose-built facilities.

The Independent UK

Electric vehicles hit ‘significant milestone’

More than half a million pure battery-electric vehicles are on UK roads, new figures show.

The Independent UK

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Record gap between petrol and diesel prices

Filling a typical family diesel car is now around £9 more expensive than for petrol models

Wales Online

Road fatalities rose 7% in 2021 as traffic levels increased after pandemic shutdowns

Figures remain stubbornly high, say road safety campaigners

Wales Online

Road fatalities rise 7% in 2021 with more than 1,500 deaths

The Department for Transport said an estimated 1,558 people died in crashes last year.

The Independent UK

Fuel costs soar for Premier League away fans

Analysis shows how many stadiums away supporters can reach on £20 of fuel this season.

The Independent UK

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RAC: Invest in freight facilities instead of turning motorway into lorry park

Steve Gooding, the organisation’s director, said current measures were causing massive disruption.

The Independent UK

Drivers hit with record 8.6 million parking tickets by private firms in a year

Motoring body demands government officials not to drag their heels over new guidelines for 'rip-off parking practices'

Wales Online

Drivers handed record 8.6 million parking tickets by private firms in a year

The figure is an increase of more than 50% compared with four years earlier.

The Independent UK

Experts to probe Britain's deadly smart motorway crashes

The new independent Road Safety Investigation Branch will look into road crashes in a similar way air, sea and rail incidents are investigated

Wales Online

New investigation team to probe causes of deadly smart motorway crashes

Collisions on motorways with the hard shoulder removed will fall under the remit of the Road Safety Investigation Branch.

The Independent UK

Extortionate electric car charging costs at motorway services laid bare

Electric vehicle owners without a home charger may need to shop around to find the best price after Which? research found motorway services can cost 8p a mile more than filling up with petrol or diesel

Daily Mirror

More cost of living pain as petrol and diesel prices hit ANOTHER record high

The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts was 167.7p on Monday

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The Independent UK

Petrol and diesel prices hit record high

Retailers have been accused of raising profit margins since the cut in fuel duty.

Daily Mirror

Highway Code's bizarre rules for self-driving cars - can I watch TV behind the wheel?

New Highway Code rules proposed by the government's Department for Transport are likely to be in place later this year. They include allowing people to watch TV in self-driving cars

The Independent UK

Cut in fuel duty ‘should be more’ than 5p per litre

Fuel duty is currently levied at 57.95p per litre.

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