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Rachel Reeves is warned that hiking fuel duty by 5p a litre will make the UK even more of an outlier in Europe - as drivers say hike comes at the 'worst possible time'
The TaxPayers' Alliance claims that if the Chancellor does not renew a 5p cut in fuel duty, the UK will rise to sixth highest for petrol compared with EU countries.
The city at mercy of European-style traffic scheme hell: Cambridge has 14 Copenhagen crossings, two Cyclops junctions AND a roundabout with 31 traffic lights...it's no wonder drivers are at the end of their tether
EXCLUSIVE: A 'signalised' roundabout with 31 sets of traffic lights is the latest in a range of Dutch, Danish and 'dangerous' devices that are spreading across the growing metropolis.
Attacks on traffic wardens on the rise with staff assaulted with cones, pelted with eggs and even URINATED on
Parking wardens across the country are being attacked by angry motorists with frightening regularity with some unfortunate inspectors being doused in urine and pelted with eggs.
Terrifying moment Tesco lorry goes up in flames on the M25: Major road closed as fire crews battle inferno
The incident took place on the motorway between Clacket Lane and Junction 6 at around 10pm on Sunday evening.
Is this Britain's most dangerous junction? Drivers slam misleading road signs behind 13 crashes in just six weeks
The junction along the A521 in Cheadle has seen cars flip in the air, collide with lorries and cause nearly £200,000 of damage over the last two months.
Pensioners' fury after being slapped with £60 fine for overstaying in a car park... by just 11 SECONDS
It was Brenda Reed's first time back in the UK in 60 years when she received the fine after parking in Margate's Lido Car Park in Kent.
Chancellor set to raise fuel duty by 7p a litre after a 14-year freeze - adding £3.85 to the cost of filling an average family car
Whitehall sources say the Chancellor will not renew a 'temporary' 5p cut in fuel duty, which is due to end in March next year, and is considering restoring the annual fuel duty rise.
Urgent warning over scam where fraudsters dress as parking wardens after driver forced to hand over her card or told she'll get a fine - then sees attempts to swipe £4,000
The victim - who had just parked her car near a hospital - was told she must hand over her bank card or she would be fined.
We live on Britain's most ticketed street where there's so much gridlock that shops close earlier
Earlier this year it was revealed that Gloucester Road in Bristol dealt out a whopping 3,375 fines in the last year, equating to roughly £120,000.
Fury at new city centre roundabout with 36 traffic lights that locals say is causing more jams than it solves
The re-worked junction, which has taken two years to construct and includes pedestrian crossings and a dedicated cycle lane, had all 36 of its lights turned on for the first time on Tuesday, October 8.
Pictured: Range Rover that sparked devastating Luton Airport multi-storey fire which destroyed more than 1,300 vehicles
This was the car which sparked the fire at Luton Airport a year ago, pictured for the first time just minutes before the inferno ripped through the car park, destroying more than 1,300 vehicles.
Damning report reveals dangerous Tesla Cybertruck flaws as test drivers say getting behind wheel was 'most stressful experience ever'
Consumer Reports just put out a damning review of Tesla's Cybertruck, blasting it for its many safety malfunctions. One test driver reported having a 'stressful experience' behind the wheel.
Cookie Monster is caught speeding at 60mph! Cops issue warning to Muppet motorist
The biscuit-loving blue Muppet was away from his usual home on the popular children's show Sesame Street and was instead spotted zooming along a German highway.
Pictured: Devastation caused by celebrity ex-racing driver Billy Monger after he crashed his high-speed Toyota sports car - seven years after losing his legs in teenage smash
Ex-racing driver Billy Monger smashed into three parked cars and demolished a garden wall in Limpsfield, Surrey, when he crashed his Toyota sports car earlier this year.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: What was the last car to have a two-stroke engine?
However, this was not the case in the Eastern Bloc, where cheaply built polluters such as the Wartburg and Trabant pootled about in size-able numbers until the late 1980s.