AA describes private parking firms as 'shark-like' - here's why drivers should always appeal a charge

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 10:20 UTC

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The AA blasted delays by the government introducing a code of practice to protect motorists from private parking operators, which it described as 'scandalous'.

Easter break blighted by road, rail & flight chaos as 18million travel across the country to make the most of the long weekend

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 22:45 UTC

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The AA estimated that more than 18 million people took to the roads, with a similar number expected to make journeys on the remaining days of the Easter weekend.

Get ready for Easter getaway: Warning nearly 20 million drivers will hit the roads over bank holiday weekend - here's how to avoid the worst of the traffic gridlock and rail chaos

found 2025 › Apr › 10 (Thu) @ 23:25 UTC

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The AA warned Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will see holiday traffic levels spike by 15 per cent as many people hope for warmer weather this year.

Autistic AA driver who joked about dropping colleagues from a window was unfairly sacked by boss who thought it 'incredibly inappropriate' to 'make comments about physical harm', tribunal rules

found 2025 › Mar › 12 (Wed) @ 14:22 UTC

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Adrian Lloyd-Penny said that he was going to drop night manager Lyndon Tyler and dispatcher Dave Boddison 'from a third storey b****y window' during a heated phone call.

Drivers 'confused' by electric cars, ministers warned - and one in five are 'diehard' against ever owning one

found 2025 › Mar › 10 (Mon) @ 12:54 UTC

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The AA said most drivers are 'hesitant but not hostile' towards EVs but more education and incentives are required to make them appeal to a wider audience.

Why owning an EV only beats petrol if you can charge at home

found 2025 › Mar › 04 (Tue) @ 10:25 UTC

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The AA's latest EV charging report has found that almost all the issues that put people off charging an EV can be solved with a simple phone call.

Parking is so expensive it puts two-thirds of drivers off visiting their local high street

found 2025 › Feb › 28 (Fri) @ 06:50 UTC

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A study from the AA and a report from Direct Line have both found that parking fees are a key reason why people aren't going shopping on the high street.

Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party wins crucial Delhi state elections

found 2025 › Feb › 08 (Sat) @ 21:35 UTC

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BJP won most seats in territory that includes the capital for first time in more than 25 years, ousting AA party

Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has won the most seats in the high-stak…

Britons brace for busiest Christmas getaway for 14 years as warnings issued over long motorway queues, railway works and flights axed - is YOUR journey affected?

found 2024 › Dec › 16 (Mon) @ 07:39 UTC

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The AA predicts this Friday will be the busiest day on the roads during the festive period, with an estimated 23.7m drivers planning a trip - more than the busiest Christmas getaway day of any year s…

Families facing travel chaos at Christmas as festive travellers warned of severe delays on roads, rail and at airports

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 05:52 UTC

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Some 23.7 million drivers are planning to travel on December 20 - the biggest festive getaway since figures were first recorded in 2010, the AA warned yesterday.