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Rise in fatal motorway accidents shows that smart motorways need work
Official data from the Department for Transport shows that fatal accidents on motorways increased by 19.4% in 2018, with 107 deaths from 92 fatal...
Toxic areas in London could knock a fifth off house prices
Scientists have disclosed their findings on the most and least polluted streets in London and their study shows that people—including some who live...
Thousands of licences revoked last year – is yours safe?
You often hear the phrase that driving is a privilege, not a right, and for 100s of thousands of UK motorists, that privilege has been revoked....
Listening to Led Zeppelin could make you a safer driver
Ever had that moment while driving that you’ve heard a car zoom by and heard the loud drum and bass thudding through the closed windows? A new study...
Car makers to stop building cars with manual handbrakes
If you’ve ever happened across a fast food restaurant late at night, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the ‘yoofs’ congregated there were doing...
How Saudi drone strikes could impact petrol prices at UK forecourts
When I discovered, on Monday, that Iran declared to the United States that ‘it’s ready for war’, it left me both concerned and not a little fearful...
Diesel prices to rise as temperatures fall
Last year we had hundreds of people write to us in Support asking why there was a 13ppl difference between petrol and diesel at the pumps. While we...
BREAKING: Supermarket price war cuts 3ppl off unleaded
All four supermarkets have today announced that they will be cutting 3ppl off unleaded. This cut comes after the wholesale price of unleaded has...
Drivers are scared to use the hard shoulder on smart motorways
In a new study, carried out by Kwik Fit, 56% of drivers said that they avoid using the open hard shoulder on smart motorways, and with some...
Cars to display GB sticker when driving in the EU
It wouldn’t be a usual week without a Brexit headline in the news. Often the story has relevance on the motoring world, hence why PetrolPrices.com...
Hidden faults affecting some of the most popular cars revealed
The annual Which? Reliability survey has been released and the consumer watchdog is now calling for automotive makers to act as it found that some...
Auto Express research reveals shocking battery change scams
A few years ago, one of the motoring rescue services were found to be upselling car batteries to supposedly vulnerable users that had...
New app allows people to report illegally parked cars and make money
A new app set to be released at the end of this month is promising to help remove illegally parked cars by giving consumers the power to easily send...
Councils under pressure to create more free parking for blue badge holders
August saw the biggest change to the Blue Badge scheme since it began in 1970. As we reported a year ago, and as part of trying to bridge the...
Fuel duty cuts of 2ppl could be coming in the Autumn Budget
Fuel duty has been frozen consistently since 2011 and now new reports suggest we could be seeing a cut of up to 2ppl in the Autumn budget. Boris...
Could your next car be spying on you?
When I was younger, the big screen movies were full of sci-fi styled vehicles; of course we had James Bond in his tricked out DB5 or Lotus Esprit,...
Insurers are raking in millions selling extras to unsuspecting drivers
When I was a mere slip of a lad, at just 17, I remember listening to a friend of my brother on the phone to his insurance company, and I was amazed...
French police request details of 246,000 UK drivers in five months
January 1st 1973 saw changes within the UK, that nearly 50 years later still have ramifications; we became part of the European Economic Community....
Right-wing thinktank wants to stop the freeze on fuel duty to cut air pollution
Bright Blue; “A deep intellectual gene pool for the Conservative Party’s future”. Emission Impossible, a ‘jaunty’ take on the classic TV programme,...
No deal Brexit unlikely to lead to fuel shortages
Here at PetrolPrices, we can often be controversial, we have been known to “stir the pot” but today in this article we want to debunk some of the...
Supermarket Sweep! Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury’s offer fuel promotions up to 10 ppl this weekend
Morrisons is today announcing a 5p-a-litre off the cost of fuel to help make diesel and unleaded more affordable. Morrisons is making the cuts to...
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