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Readers’ views: ‘Why petrol retailers will not cut cost here’
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (848+ words) Why petrol retailers will not cut cost here Your correspondent Alan Fairburn (Newbury Weekly News, September 3) had me cursing. I had forgotten that fuel duty, the fixed element of the price of a litre of petrol, had gone up by…...
Battery breakthrough to make EVs cheaper
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (505+ words) LG has made a battery breakthrough that could bring down the costs of electric cars further, as the race to develop more efficient technology heats up. Electrical technology company LG Energy Solution and Seoul National University have announced a breakthrough…...
New seat belt penalties could hit learner and newly qualified drivers hardest
19+ hour, 18+ min ago (335+ words) The Labour Party government has consulted on making seat belt offences endorsable Newly qualified drivers are being warned that two seat belt offences could potentially be enough to have their licence revoked, under proposed changes to motoring penalties. The Labour…...
Newly qualified drivers could lose licence after just 2 mistakes under new rules
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (336+ words) (Image: Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed via Getty Images) Newly qualified motorists are being cautioned that just two seat belt violations could potentially result in losing their driving licence, under proposed amendments to traffic penalties. The Labour government has launched a consultation…...
New seat belt penalties could hit newly qualified drivers and learners hardest
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (321+ words) (Image: itsarasak thithuekthak via Getty Images) Newly qualified motorists are being cautioned that two seat belt violations could potentially be sufficient to result in their licence being revoked, under proposed amendments to driving penalties. The Labour government has consulted on…...
'Every second is crucial': How one parking error cost a licence
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (460+ words) The video showed the sedan blocking a narrow road as the BFP truck struggled to pass LTO suspends driver's license, flags vehicle after sedan blocks fire truck responding to emergency The Philippines' Land Transportation Office (LTO) has ordered the driver…...
Driving tests waits flagged in parliaments
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (304+ words) FRUSTRATED learner drivers have been bombarding the region’s politicians with complaints about delays in obtaining a driving test locally. Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell raised the matter in the House of Commons late last week after hearing how there’s no available…...
'Wannabe Vin Diesel' has VW seized at Castle Donington car meet
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (276+ words) A driver had his Volkswagen car seized for trying to block a road at an illegal car cruise. Leicestershire Police said it had received intelligence that a large group was planning to gather in Castle Donington on Saturday night which…...
Thinktank calls for early autonomous-vehicle tax as supervised rides start in London
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New blow for motorists amid ‘dangerous levels of escalation’ in Middle East
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (371+ words) Australians are being warned sky-high fuel prices are likely to stay as the war in the Middle East reaches dangerous levels of escalation. As the US-led war on Iran shows no signs of ending and oil tankers are being targeted…...