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Petrol stations made extra £500m in three months by overcharging UK drivers

Published 20 June 2018
By Beya Kabelu
UK motorists are being overcharged at filling stations by at least £2.50 per tank, a report has revealed.
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Why DVLA is immobilising innocent motorists

Bugs in the new system for policing vehicle tax leave drivers at risk of being stranded even if they have paid what they owe.
Published 18 January 2016
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10 types of driver passengers hate most

We asked the Institute of Advanced Motorists to identify the 10 things that drivers do that annoy and frighten their passengers.
Published 15 May 2014
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News: Friends and family are the worst passengers...

The car should be a calm and focused space where we’re in control but according to a survey, it’s anything but.
Published 15 May 2014
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News: The Good Life comes to the motorway with opening...

For years they’ve been the go-to place for fast-food but a new service station has opened on the M5 in Gloucestershire selling only fresh food and...
Published 08 May 2014
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Tailgater? Let him pass

ALMOST ONE in five motorists is so worried about dangerous drivers that they have opted out of making a journey, claims new research.
Published 02 April 2014
Jeremy Clarkson and Jeremy Vine on the clash between cyclists and motorists (video)

Jeremy Clarkson and Jeremy Vine on the clash between...

When Jeremy Clarkson tweeted about his encounter with a road-hogging cyclist, the broadcaster Jeremy Vine called him a muppet. Here the two Jeremys...
Published 27 January 2014