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Cost of Iran oil crisis on millions of UK drivers reaches ‘unwelcome milestone’

New analysis shows motorists have been paying an additional half a billion pounds for petrol and £1.5bn for diesel

The Independent UK

M23 crash shuts motorway near Gatwick for hours sparking 5-mile tailback

The M23 is closed northbound between Junctions 10 and 9 following the crash

Evening Standard

Easter getaway warning as almost 22 million cars set to hit roads despite fuel price

Motoring services company the RAC predicted it would be the busiest Easter on the roads in years

The Independent UK

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White van man ‘bleeding cash’ as diesel price disparity hits new high

Oil prices have soared in response to Iran’s stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, sparking rising pump prices.

Evening Standard

UK diesel price disparity hits new high as Iran oil crisis deepens

One of the immediate cost impacts of the war has been the rising cost of fuel at the pumps

The Independent UK

Iran oil crisis has cost UK drivers £307m in higher fuel costs – analysis

Oil prices have soared to as much as 120 dollars a barrel in response to Iran’s stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Evening Standard

UK drivers hit with millions of parking tickets despite crackdown on rogue firms

The Parking (Code of Practice) Bill aimed to establish a clear code of conduct for the private parking sector

The Independent UK

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Drivers hit with 76m parking tickets since law aimed at stopping rogue firms

The Parking (Code of Practice) Bill received royal assent on March 15 2019.

Evening Standard

The bizarre ways learners are cheating on driving tests as cases spike

Cheating increased by 47 per cent in 2025

The Independent UK

Driving test cheat attempts soar 47% in a year

The DVSA attributed the increase in recorded cases to a combination of more cheating and better detection.

The Independent UK

Parking ticket debt recovery firms make ‘disproportionately high’ 63% profits

The companies are used by parking operators to attempt to collect money for unpaid tickets.

Evening Standard

Driver fury as parking ticket debt firms record ‘disproportionately high’ 63% profits

Parking ticket debt firms often charge drivers £70 on top of the cost of their fine

The Independent UK

Big spike in private parking fines amid claims machines ‘set up to trap people’

Many drivers have been sent tickets they claim are unfair because of the way some payment machines operate

The Independent UK

Driving test backlog is partly caused by immigration, officials tell minister

DVSA officials discussed how ‘immigration demand from non-EU countries had increased substantially’.

The Independent UK

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Two in three eCall activations are false alarms – study

Charity the RAC Foundation said the findings suggest the process is ‘unfamiliar’ for many drivers.

The Independent UK

The average age of cars on UK roads has reached a record high

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The Independent UK

Environmental fears grow as average age of UK cars reaches record high

Drivers are benefiting from the improved ‘build-quality’ of modern cars but this is ‘bad news for the environment’

The Independent UK

Average age of UK cars reaches record high of almost 10 years

The RAC Foundation said better build quality is slowing the move to electric models.

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Evening Standard

Fuel thefts up 49% in a year as repeat offenders are ‘pushing their luck’

Forecourt owners attempted to trace offenders over 66,378 incidents between February and April, according to new data.

Evening Standard

Fewer driving tests taken despite record backlog

Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation said ‘the picture is not encouraging’.

Evening Standard

Number of blue badges in England rises 10.5% in a year to record high

There were 2.84 million valid blue badges in England at the end of March 2024, analysis of Department for Transport data found.

Evening Standard

Two in five rear seat car passengers killed in crashes not wearing seat belt

Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation called for parents to ensure buckling up becomes ‘second nature for their children’.

Evening Standard

Teen drivers could be banned from giving lifts to their friends under new proposals

The RAC Foundation has sent the proposals to Labour's Lilian Greenwood

The Independent UK

Surge in number of drivers stealing fuel

Forecourt owners attempted to trace offenders over 39,563 incidents between July and September, new figures show.

The Independent UK

Connected cars can identify dangerous roads before crashes happen, study finds

Research for the RAC Foundation found that data generated about extreme manoeuvres can be used to locate dangerous stretches of road.

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