Convenience store shelves are being left empty due to shortage in delivery drivers

Convenience store shelves are being left empty due to shortage in delivery drivers after Covid crisis and Brexit forced workers to return to EU Latest research warns problem is escalating and wholesalers are struggling   Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore has been forced to introduce caps on products  Trade magazine The Grocer said it understands products are … Read more

British drivers name their favourite UK routes – and it’s Loch Lomond to Glencoe that’s No1,

British drivers name their favourite UK routes – and it’s Loch Lomond to Glencoe that’s No1, followed by Kendal to Keswick and Cheddar Gorge Just missing out on a podium place was Hardknott Pass in the Lake District, which came fourth The breathtaking Black Mountain Road in the Brecon Beacons National Park also made the … Read more

British drivers name their favourite UK routes – and it’s Loch Lomond to Glencoe that’s No1,

British drivers name their favourite UK routes – and it’s Loch Lomond to Glencoe that’s No1, followed by Kendal to Keswick and Cheddar Gorge Just missing out on a podium place was Hardknott Pass in the Lake District, which came fourth The breathtaking Black Mountain Road in the Brecon Beacons National Park also made the … Read more

On the brink of bans: 92k drivers have 9-11 points on their licence

Britain has 92,000 drivers running the risk of losing their licence, having already clocked up between nine and 11 points, it has been revealed. Any motorists who accrue more than 12 points on their licence at a given time face a ban – and anyone over nine points is one simple three point speeding offence … Read more

Uber announces plans to sign up another 20,000 drivers as Covid lockdown eases

Uber has announced plans to employ a further 20,000 drivers by the end of next year as lockdown measures begin to ease across the country and demand for rides soars.  The private hire firm will recruit the new drivers after reporting a more than 50 per cent increase in trips across the UK since restaurants … Read more

Number of young drivers falls with fewer than 3m 18 to 25-year-olds now holding licence

Number of young drivers on roads falls by 250k in a year with fewer than 3m 18 to 25-year-olds now holding licence as motoring costs soar and Covid cancels tests Figures from the DVLA show just 2.95million people aged 18 to 25 hold a licence This is down from 3.24million 18 to 25 year olds … Read more

Motorway drivers have to swerve a SOFA when it falls off the back of a truck

Have a seat! Moment SOFA falls off the back of a truck and spins into traffic on busy M60 motorway ‘before hitting an HGV’ The sofa falls off truck near Whitefield Interchange on the M60 in Manchester  Furniture item then spins across the lanes of the motorway on its castors  Motorists are forced to swerve … Read more

Four in five drivers say electric cars are still too expensive

Four in five motorists think electric cars are still too expensive for them to purchase, a comprehensive survey has found.  The damning verdict comes just weeks after ministers moved to cut grants designed to help people buy electric vehicles – and also abolished the subsidy for any EV that costs more than £35,000. The AA’s … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Cam Merchant reveals his drivers licenses before and after meeting Jules

‘What a difference a wife can make’: Former Married At First Sight star Cameron Merchant reveals his drivers license photos before and after meeting Jules Robinson By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:23 BST, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 07:23 BST, 23 April 2021 Married At First Sight’s Cameron Merchant renewed his drivers … Read more