UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show
Calls for planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped as analysis finds average fuel bill could hit £1,965, up from £1,294Millions of British van drivers fa...
Drivers forced to use parking apps can pay up to 40% more
Council car parks have switched away from ticket machines to cut costs, leading to extra fees for usersDrivers are unwittingly paying up to 40% more t...
Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge
Experts say strength of evangelical church and perception that Lula is too old also helped propel Jair Bolsonaro’s son to first-round election winOn S...
Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers
Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered is...
Modern cars’ smart features could be used to spy on you, drivers warned
Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says Dutch spy agency amid concerns over Chinese importsDrivers have been warned that the sma...
Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues ‘wilfully putting lives at risk’
Hundreds of cars driven through cones or barriers in England this year, says National HighwaysDrivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues are pu...
How a Driver’s Sudden Death Triggered Ebola Panic in Congo
When a truck driver unexpectedly collapsed and died in a remote village, frontline medical staff scrambled to safely isolate his body, triggering a st...
Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm
Landmark lawsuit claims tech company’s pay-setting system has breached privacy laws and pushed down earningsUber drivers have launched a landmark lega...
Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes
Deal agreed between Avanti West Coast and Aslef is first to be approved by Burnham governmentTrain drivers have secured a significant pay rise after t...
Sprains, pain, and whiplash: Waymo and Zoox test drivers are getting hurt as robotaxis scale
Test drivers for Waymo and Zoox sustained more than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking or other sudden movements made by the autono...
London bus drivers resume strike over heatwave working amid fears over air con deal
Drivers fear bus operator’s offer to retrofit cabs on 730 buses will not be complete by next summerLondon bus drivers have resumed strike action over ...
