Cars parked 23 hours a day 08 Jul 2021
The average car or van in England is driven just 4% of the time, a figure that has barely changed in quarter of a century.
For the rest of the time the car or van is either parked at home (73%) or
The motoring research organisation
Petrol prices at eight-year high 07 Jul 2021
The price motorists are paying at the pumps for petrol has hit an eight-year high.
According to government data, petrol now costs an average of £1.32 per litre across the UK.
This is is the mos
Private parking firms issue 12,000 tickets a day 21 Jun 2021
Private parking firms issued 4.4 million parking tickets in 12 months despite car use plummeting during the coronavirus pandemic, official figures suggests.
Companies handed British drivers an aver
Weekday traffic back to pre-pandemic levels 02 Jun 2021
Car traffic in Great Britain has reached a level not seen in more than a year as fuel prices continue to rise.
According to government data, on Friday 28 May 2021 car traffic was at 101% of the ave
Government reins in whiplash claims 31 May 2021
Drivers are expected to see insurance premiums drop by average of £35 a year after the introduction of a new system for whiplash claims.
The new online portal will help tackle what ministers descr
Government takes next step towards driverless cars 29 Apr 2021
Cars that can drive themselves are a step closer to appearing on the UK's roads after the government set out how vehicles with an Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) could be given type approval.
Smart motorway safety update 20 Apr 2021
No new section of All Lane Running (ALR) motorway will be opened unless it has stopped-vehicle detection, the government has announced.
Ministers also say that existing ALR motorways will be retrof
Majority of SUVs registered to urban homes 07 Apr 2021
Three quarters of SUVs sold in the UK are registered to urban households according to analysis of data from 2019 and 2020 by the think tank New Weather Institute and climate charity Possible.
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