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Holiday motorists face fuel price hikes in Europe

• Fuel prices rise by up to 40 per cent year-on-year for unleaded petrol and 51 per cent for diesel in European motoring holiday destinations • Filling the tank costs least in Andorra and Austria while diesel is still sub-£1 in Spain • Diesel remains cheaper than unleaded petrol in all barring Switzerland and UK – with the biggest saving of 32p a litre in the Netherlands

POST OFFICE MONEY REVEALS 2.5 MILLION ADULTS CAN’T READ A ROADMAP

POST OFFICE MONEY REVEALS 2.5 MILLION ADULTS CAN’T READ A ROADMAP

• Over seven million* adults have never used a roadmap, of which 2.5 million** wouldn’t know how to use one if they tried • Only a quarter of people in their twenties (28 per cent) prioritise checking the road worthiness of their car before taking a long journey • Over eight million adults don’t know which county Big Ben is in***