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Is the law on older drivers still fit for purpose?
In April of this year, Age UK revealed that “Between 1995/97 and 2013 the proportion of people in Great Britain aged 70+ holding a licence increased...
MOT rules could be toughened up to address outstanding safety recalls
Every year, car manufacturers recall around a million vehicles for safety checks or repairs, under the vehicle safety recall scheme. One...
Next generation speed cameras now spot distracted driving
“Always eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you” – one of the lesser-known quotes from the George Orwell novel Nineteen...
Drivers lose out on savings as supermarkets stop competing with Asda
Back at the end of October last year, supermarkets announced the first of many price drops. Since then, the unleaded price has dropped...
Collisions due to cautious drivers up by a third
As you’ve no doubt heard from an old sage, speed limits are just that; a limit, not a target, but apart from very few locations, there’s...
Regulating fuel prices is ‘impracticable and nonsensical’
According to campaigners and some MPs, the UK needs a petrol and diesel watchdog to monitor filling-station prices and to stop motorists...
Pedestrians and cyclists have priority on roads, says NICE
In a new report by the National Insitute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), they called for all new roads to prioritise pedestrians,...
No suspects are identified in three-quarters of all vehicle thefts
Car theft is something none of us wants to experience. If faced with a space where our car once was, the first thing we'd do is call the...
Can driving a certain way really save you 40% on your fuel costs?
Hypermiling is a popular—though sometimes controversial—topic, with MPG marathon events and online hypermiler communities hell-bent on...
Fuel price review 2018 and future trends 2019
PetrolPrices.com has a unique position in the petrol market, bridging the gap between you, our members, and the industry itself. While...
Is our future going to be electric?
Here at PetrolPrices our main focus is saving you money. We’re always looking forward in the industry and and from what we can see at the moment...
Are supermarket fuels lower quality than branded fuels?
It’s a hotly debated topic, and the last time PetrolPrices did some simple desktop research around the issue, around 40% of drivers...
2019 to be the most expensive year ever to own a car
The end of 2018 is drawing to a close and we’ve seen many changes within the motoring world, from learner drivers on the motorways to a...
Defrosting your vehicle incorrectly could leave you with a £60 fine
We’ve all seen those annoying drivers on a cold winter’s morning – scraping just enough ice from their screen to give them a ‘porthole’...
Christmas journey hotspots revealed with up to three hour delays
Traffic experts predict that motorway journeys will take up to three hours longer than normal this Christmas, with the worst delays most...
Some new diesel cars emit 11 times the legal pollution limit
Renault and Nissan have come out worst in a new study done by the team behind one aspect of the VW scandal. They also revealed that the...
ULEZ zones will cost some drivers up to £4,500 a year
A new pollution charge, expected to affect one million people across large areas of London from next year, is causing anger and worry...
Could a nationwide ban on pavement parking happen?
For some drivers, parking on the pavement comes as second nature. For others, it's a complete nuisance. Now new research reveals the UK...
Speed cameras now catch drivers in 0.03 seconds
The number of people each month getting caught for speeding seems to be increasing. And one of the reasons for this jump is the tech...
Daytime running lights creating confusion for other drivers
Since 7th February 2011, all new EU cars and small vans must have dedicated daytime running lights (DRLs), to improve road safety but a...
Are you living in the drink and drug drive capital of the UK?
A review by the car insurance comparison website, MoneySupermarket has found that Hereford is the drink and drug drive capital of the...
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