The AA

Hospital car parking charges for in-patients are to be phased out over the next three years, Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, announced today after a campaign by the Automobile Association.

Nearly half of those intending to buy a car will do so by raiding their savings, according to an AA/Populus poll of over 13,000 car owners. Those who use their savings to add to the £2,000 car scrappage scheme grant are the real winners.

1,000 AA signs lead the way to festival. It takes around 1,000 AA signs and nine months of planning to guide the 180,000 festival goers to this year’s Glastonbury.

Recent extreme weather has left households making insurance claims for flood and storm damage, underlining the Government’s UK Climate Projections report that suggest Britain can expect more of the same, says AA Insurance.