Drivers told to hunt for cheapest fuel as Easter set to be busiest on UK roads since 2022

Bank holiday traffic predicted to peak on Thursday, as petrol and diesel prices surge from fallout of Iran war

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The Voorhees law of traffic: when overtaken slow cars seem to always catch up at a red light

UK researcher uses maths to explain seeming inevitability of phenomenon experienced by many motorists

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Immigrant trucker returns to war-torn Ukraine rather than risk ICE encounter: ‘I preferred going back home’

New federal restrictions threaten licenses for noncitizen truckers, including Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion

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Ministers vow to spend record £8.4bn on road maintenance in England

Move is part of £27bn five-year investment plan for A-roads and motorways, with almost a third going on work such as resurfacing

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‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

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Night buses will run to every Greater Manchester borough as Bee Network expands

Changes revealed by Andy Burnham to support night-time economy follow rapid growth in ridership

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The Guardian view on SUVs: London’s mayor is right to push back on supersize cars

Editorial: Huge vehicles are popular with drivers, but their wider impacts on road safety and the environment must be tackled

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SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London

TfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year

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Ultrasound repellers could keep hedgehogs off roads, scientists hope

Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths

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