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Motorists avoid the pumps as austerity and fuel prices hit

07.07.11
Motorists bought one billion fewer litres of petrol and diesel in the first three months of this year compared with the same period of 2010, figures from the AA show... more

Petrol price dip appears to be over, says report

17.06.11
The brief dip in the price of petrol at the pumps appears to be over, according to latest figures from the AA... more

Cutting police 'will hamper war on boy racers,' says Philip Hammond

11.05.11
Motoring groups say policing cuts will lead to a rise in 'boy racer' culture after Transport Secretary Philip Hammond announced war on aggresve drivers... more

Easter getaway drivers hit at pumps with record petrol prices

21.04.11
Record petrol and diesel prices will mean drivers paying an extra £2 for every 100 miles travelled this holiday weekend compared with Easter last year, the AA said... more

Pain at the pumps: Petrol prices hit record highs

22.03.11
Fuel prices at the pumps reach new record highs, with diesel passing the 140p a litre mark for the first time, the AA said ... more

Petrol soars again to record £6-a-gallon

09.03.11
Petrol prices have broken through the £6-a-gallon barrier for the first time in history... more

Council makes fortune from street where drivers are fined £2,500 a day

07.02.11
Clapham Park Road named as the biggest 'cash cow' for parking tickets in London after wardens raked in almost £1 million in parking and traffic fines last year... more

Driver errors in Blackwall Tunnel cause 13 days of jams

07.02.11
Blackwall Tunnel has been closed 1,200 times in the past nine months because of 'ignorant driving', according to figures today... more

'Worrying' rise in cyclist accidents

03.02.11
Deaths and injuries among cyclists are increasing at a "worrying" rate, a claims a charity as new figures reveal a rise in casualties... more

Petrol price rise 'will hit economy'

01.10.10
The 1p-a-litre rise in the price of petrol and diesel is potentially damaging to the economy, motoring groups and transport companies say... more

Sit-down protester beats wheel clampers in 30-hour stand-off

17.08.10
Nursery school owner wins a 30-hour stand-off with a clamping firm after it tried to charge him thousands of pounds to free his car when he went to pray... more

Speed cameras 'cause erratic driving'

06.08.10
Speed cameras can cause erratic driving by motorists, according to a survey... more

Petrol prices soar 4p ahead of tax hike

19.03.10
Average petrol prices have risen 4p a litre in the past four weeks, taking them to the highest level since July 2008, the AA said... more

Petrol prices 'heading for record high'

16.03.10
Petrol prices will reach record levels this year costing more than £1.20 a litre, according to research by the AA... more

Petrol sticks at 112p a litre with supermarkets slow to cut cost

19.02.10
Petrol prices have stayed steady for a month at about 112p a litre, despite a 2p fall in the wholesale cost... more

Petrol prices stay the same despite lower costs

19.02.10
Average petrol prices have stayed around the 112p a litre mark for a month despite a 2p fall in the wholesale cost, the AA said... more

Councils condemned over road gritting during big freeze

17.02.10
Councils did a poor job in keeping minor roads open during the recent wintry weather, a poll of 20,000 AA members reveal... more

Snow damage hits London transport links with £40 million repair bill

15.01.10
Cost of repairing ice and snow damage to London’s main transport links will top £40 million, the Standard has found... more

Third of parking penalties in London are ‘ghost tickets’ based on CCTV

14.01.10
Drivers are increasingly hit with 'ghost' parking tickets as fines issued based on CCTV evidence now account for up to one in three penalties... more

Electric car trials launched

23.06.09
Labour ministers drove electric cars on to the forecourt of London's historic Guildhall today to launch trials of low-carbon vehicles... more

Motoring groups condemn petrol tax rise

01.04.09
Motoring groups condemned a 2.12 pence-per-litre rise in petrol and diesel duty which took effect today, saying it would hurt ordinary people already bracing for recession... more

Car sales crash 59 per cent but Mandelson says industry can survive

20.03.09
The number of new cars produced last month in the UK crashed 59% according to new figures, but manufacturers can still survive, Lord Mandelson has said... more

One-way rule to be waived for cyclists in City streets

28.01.09
Cyclists will be allowed to ride the wrong way up one-way streets in the City in a new scheme to encourage more people to ride to work in the Square Mile... more

Petrol below £1 a litre for the first time this year

27.10.08
The average price of a litre of petrol dropped below £1 a litre for the first time in a year, driven by "cut-throat" supermarket competition according to the AA... more

Oil below $70 spurs cut in petrol prices

16.10.08
Energy: The price of a barrel of oil tumbles below $70 for the first time in more than a year, putting pressure on petrol producers to slash the cost of filling up the car... more

Brown orders fuel price cut

16.10.08
Petrol companies face calls for an immediate and deep cut in pump prices... more

Drivers risk £1,000 fines for licences that expire

11.09.08
Thousands of motorists are unwittingly driving without a valid licence, the Evening Standard has learned... more

Driving on the hard shoulder gets green light from motorists

28.08.08
About half of all AA members back government plans to allow cars to use motorway hard shoulders to ease congestion, a survey has revealed... more

Police use £1,000-an-hour helicopter to trap speeding drivers

27.08.08
A police helicopter targeting speeding motorists at a cost of £1,000 an hour has been attacked by campaign groups as dangerous and expensive... more

New digital speed cameras will trap more M25 motorists

20.02.08
The number of drivers fined for speeding on the M25 is set to soar after the launch of new cameras... more


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