Category Archives: Motoring News

Post Office wins contract to provide DVLA services

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Motorists will continue to be able to access DVLA services locally to tax their cars and apply for driving licences after the Secretary of State for Transport today announced DVLA is awarding a new contract to Post Office Limited to provide DVLA’s services from their post office network.

Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco announce petrol and diesel price cut

Three of the UK’s biggest supermarkets have announced that they are cutting the cost of a litre of petrol and diesel by up to 2p per litre from yesterday.

Traffic Lights and Emergency Vehicles cause confusion

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In a recent IAM poll, a quarter of drivers said they would go through a red light to let an emergency vehicle through even though this is illegal unless the vehicle is a police car.

Dartford toll price hikes "nice little earner"


The decision to increase prices to use the Dartford Toll has outraged motoring organisations. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and The AA have both spoken out against the price hikes which came into effect earlier this month.

Have a motorway crash Get a Bill from Highways Agency contractors


The BBC has discovered drivers are being issued with hefty bills from Highways Agency contractors when they have an accident on a motorway. And in some cases, motorists are questioning pricey bills for damage they didn’t even cause.