UK drivers face the highest fuel prices in four years as hundreds of drivers took to the main roads for Christmas. Prices at motorway service stations could even outstrip the cost at supermarket refilling stations. This comes after travel chaos struck the UK on so-called “frantic Friday”, when the last of the year’s commuter traffic […]

Up to 1.25 million leisure journeys are expected to take place this Friday, on top of last day commuters breaking up for the holidays. For this reason the RAC is urging motorists planning long journeys to try and avoid the chaotic clash. As many as 11.5 million Christmas getaway trips are expected before the big […]

Many drivers think lights are all about nighttime driving – but there are many instances when you should use them even during daylight hours. For instance, your brake lights should come on when your foot touches the brake pedal, but should not be used continuously when in stationary traffic due to the glare for drivers […]

A woman was jailed for three years after hitting and killing a motorcyclist while making a hands-free call. She was travelling on the wrong side of the road before colliding head-on with the motorcyclist. The driver of the car was convicted of dangerous driving after prosecutors argued that she was distracted while driving. She was […]

A number of drivers have been branded “irresponsible” for turning around after queieing inside a tunnel, causing what could only be described as chaos. The impatient motorists decided to simply ignore the fact that they were on a one-way system instead of waiting for the congestion to pass. One motorist filmed the scene in the […]

As the number of fixed cameras in the UK rises, nearly 12 million motorists receive a penalty notice each year. The RAC Foundation has collected data from fixed penalty notices issued for violating motoring law, and civil penalties, often issued for parking offences. Their findings revealed that between 2015-2016 there were approximately 8 million local […]

A driving instructor has launched a petition calling for a new manoeuvre to be removed from the UK driving test, because he believes it to be dangerous. The new manoeuvre requires the learner driver to pull up on the right-hand side of the road, reverse for two car lengths and re-join the traffic. It is […]

Nearly 50% of female drivers apply make-up behind the wheel, being the result of up to 450,000 car accidents a year. 43% of women have admitted to putting make-up on while driving on their daily commute – most commonly applied at traffic lights or in traffic jams. While they realise the dangers, they continue to […]

A speeding driver whose car had to be rammed by police to end the chase will be sentenced this month. Colchester magistrates heard the 30-year-old man panicked when police started following him after checks flagged up no insurance for the Volkswagen Golf he was driving. After failing to stop, mobile patrol officers pursued the offending […]

For many drivers out there, middle-lane hogging is one of the most frustrating habits. The Highway Code states that when driving along a three lane motorway you should always drive in the left-hand lane if the road ahead is clear. When you are overtaking slower-moving vehicles, you should return to the left-hand lane as soon […]