Travel throughout the UK has been severely affected by the recent heavy falls of snow which has now begun to turn to ice.
Some areas of the country have received up to 16cm (6 in) of snow which has caused chaos amongst air, rail and road travellers.
On the M40 and M25 many car [...]
The consumer group watchdog Passenger Focus have said that many rail commuters will now be preparing themselves for up to 11 per cent fare rises as they go back to work after their Christmas holidays.
The fare rises have been defended by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a way to help pay for [...]
Many parts of Scotland are being hit today by gale force winds blowing in from the Atlantic causing massive destruction plus disruption to the country and police have issued a warning that they strongly advise that people only travel if really necessary.
The parts of Scotland currently being affected by the gusting [...]
After last winters disruption for motor vehicle travellers the UK local authorities this year are taking no chances and have already made provisions for bad weather by stockpiling more tonnes of road salt than they used during the entire wintry spells of 2010-11.
In preparation of any heavy snow that may fall [...]
The Labour Party have put forward proposals saying that young people should beallowed to have cheaper car insurance if their cars are only used for getting to college or work.
Labour said that the price of car insurance was “pricing young people out of driving” and that in an effort to help them to keep [...]
Conservative MP Robert Halfon has called into question the proposed fuel duty price rise due to take place in January next year and tabled a Commons motion urging that this should be scrapped.
Mr Halfon’s decision to move against the planned fuel duty hike was prompted after receiving an e-petition bearing the [...]
Ken Livingstone has said that if he is elected back as Mayor of London he would reduce transport fares by 5 per cent which would be paid for by a £728 million surplus in the budget presently being allocated for the Transport for London (TfL).
The mayoral elections are due to take place in May [...]
Recently announced the Nationwide Building Society have now added free travel insurance cover for the 65 to 75 year age group as part of the package included within their FlexAccount current account.
The FlexAccount is the Nationwide’s flagship account and previously excluded travel insurance for any new customers over 65 years-old.
The insurance [...]
The Office of Fair Trading have received a complaint from the watchdog group Consumer Focus who are asking it to initiate an investigation into the potentially high currency charges that contribute nearly £1 billion to the industry every year.
Items that have been brought to the attention of Consumer Focus are the [...]
Flights to the US have been affected by Hurricane Irene and many hundreds of travellers have been informed that their weekend flights have been cancelled until the situation improves.
All flights between London and New York have already been cancelled for the remainder of Saturday and Sunday by British Airways and similar cancellations have also [...]
