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‘It’s wild’: how the cost of learning to drive in the UK is accelerating

From rising prices for lessons to insurance cover, we break down the hefty charges learners now face

The Guardian - UK

Bank holiday weekend travel: 17m leisure trips by car expected, says RAC

The 1m increase on last year compounded by part-closure of west coast mainline on Sunday and Monday

The Guardian - UK

Worst times to travel this bank holiday weekend and road and rail routes to avoid revealed

More than 17 million leisure trips by car expected while key London stations will be closed

Evening Standard

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Petrol prices fall as millions of car trips expected over bank holiday

More than 17 million leisure trips by car will be made across the UK between Friday and bank holiday Monday

The Independent UK

Petrol prices near four-year low ahead of bank holiday getaway

The RAC said the average price of a litre of the fuel at UK forecourts on Thursday was 134.09p.

Evening Standard

RAC issues bank holiday traffic warning with one million more drivers to hit the roads

These are the times and locations where the traffic is expected to be at its worst

The Independent UK

Drivers fined on average every two seconds as record number of parking tickets issued

Each ticket can be up to £100, meaning the total cost to drivers may be near £4.1 million per day at the current rate

The Independent UK

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Pothole breakdowns up by nearly a fifth in 12 months

The RAC received some 9,439 callouts to breakdowns as a result of poor road surfaces in the UK between January and March.

The Independent UK

Parking firms ‘issuing thousands of fines in England due to faulty ticket machines’

Campaigners say most common problem are ‘sticky keys’ that fails to record registration numbers correctly

The Guardian - UK

Parking machines ‘set up to trap people’ as thousands sent tickets

There have been numerous cases of drivers who insist they entered their registration correctly but still received a PCN

The Independent UK

What are the different types of parking tickets?

Here, the PA news agency answers 10 key questions about parking tickets.

Evening Standard

Rail passengers face Easter disruption on west coast mainline

Engineering works will bring a cut in services, with roads and airports also expected to be busier than last year

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: Heavy rain threatens Easter bank holiday washout after Met Office warning for downpours

Although yellow warnings have been lifted for most of the UK, more rain is on the way for parts of the country in the coming days

The Independent UK

Traffic news live: Easter travellers warned of train chaos and airport strikes with 19 million to hit UK roads

AA estimates 19 million to drive on Good Friday, followed by 18 million on Saturday

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

UK inflation falls by more than expected to 2.6%

Easing inflation marks steeper drop predicted by economists

The Independent UK

Roadworks lifted for millions of drivers hitting the roads this weekend

More than 1,000 miles of roadworks will be removed by 6am on Thursday

The Independent UK

Roadworks to be lifted ahead of Easter getaway

National Highways will remove roadworks from 1,127 miles of motorways and major A roads by 6am on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

UK drivers face ‘hat-trick of hold-ups’ over Easter bank holiday weekend

RAC says 19m leisure trips planned over four-day break with peak congestion expected from Thursday to Saturday

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The Independent UK

Easter weekend traffic threatens ‘hat-trick of hold-ups’ for bank holiday drivers

Traffic on Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Saturday will be ‘equally severe’, the RAC says

Evening Standard

Drivers face ‘hat-trick of hold-ups’ over Easter weekend

The RAC said traffic will be ‘equally severe’ on Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Saturday.

The Independent UK

How the price of petrol could be an unexpected benefit of Trump’s tariffs

Fuel prices are set to drop as Trump’s tariffs are felt worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Gen Z and the gym boss: ‘They cite mental health as high as physical health in terms of reason to join’

Will Orr, head of The Gym Group, is riding a wave of growth as young people embrace exercise as something beneficial for more than just the body

The Independent UK

Only 3% of local road network received maintenance in 12 months – analysis

The RAC, which conducted the research, said it shows local authorities are ‘in a cycle of merely filling potholes’.

The Independent UK

Easter holiday travel chaos awaits with disruption expected on trains, flights and roads

Exclusive: The Independent predicts the worst traffic jams will be on the M5, M6, M25 and A303

The Independent UK

Two in five drivers say they have no alternative to the car for commuting

The RAC, which commissioned the poll, said its research shows the car ‘remains central to so many people’s lives’.

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