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Fuel strike – to be or not to be?

VT Editor — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:37:45 +0000

Well it’s been a crazy past few weeks hasn’t it? First the government tells us to panic buy, then it tells us not to – and all this without a physical strike even taking place! The result, no fuel at the petrol stations and many of us facing the prospect of unnecessary queuing up for [...]

Price of fuel rises by over 25% and set to go even higher

VT Editor — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:12:01 +0000

A recent report from Sky News highlighted how financially difficult it is becoming to fill up your car with variations in price increases ranging from 20% to over 25%. And that’s not the worst of it; fuel duty is also set to be raised meaning an already tight wallet could get tighter. Although there are [...]

We can help you avoid any hurdles

VT Editor — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:34:25 +0000

We know it’s a bit early but what a fun packed summer we’ve got to look forward to this year. The Queen, the footy and the games in London! It’s sure to be a great event and we’re sure many of you will be going down to watch the events. Do bear in mind however [...]

New Year’s resolution – avoid traffic

VT Editor — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:22:52 +0000

Another year gone and 2012 at our doorstep, time certainly does fly! Well we hope it’s something good your going to be doing or avoiding something bad, however we can help you with one thing – avoid traffic. According to the World Health Organisation road traffic injuries are a major but neglected challenge. They state [...]

Not that cool after all!

VT Editor — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:31:29 +0000

You might not believe it but we’ve had one of the driest ends to the year for a while. Although not quite the end of the world one of the implications could be droughts and other unheard of phenomena. A recent report has found a possible direct link to emissions and an increase in temperatures. [...]

Snowstorm brewing – be prepared!

VT Editor — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:55:21 +0000

It looks like it’s that time of the year again and normally whatever the Americans do, we tend to follow suit! A huge snowstorm hit the US a couple of weeks ago and unfortunately it’s the East side not West that’s been affected. Although we’re many miles apart it’s normally only a matter of time [...]

Has VT got the X-Factor?

VT Editor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:35:50 +0000

We were recently featured in Issue 274 of Web User magazine under the title Best New Website due to the great service we offer. But the question we have to ask you, our loyal followers, is what do you think? We would therefore be grateful if you would complete a quick poll under our Facebook [...]

Planning to fail

VT Editor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:40:39 +0000

As the UK government, and perhaps many others globally, gear up to boosting the economy there is a danger it could neglect a simple yet incredibly essential requirement – traffic. The development of new business parks will lead to an increase in traffic coming in and out resulting in tailbacks and ultimately congestion at rush [...]

It’s good to talk!

VT Editor — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:18:23 +0000

As it’s holiday season we’ll keep this short. So short we’re going to restrict it to the following message. Talking cars will enable you to know about potential traffic pile-ups in the making – or maybe you can just ViewTraffic.info to tell you anyway! Hope you have a great summer! Don’t forget to become a [...]

Bad case of in-congestion!

VT Editor — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:43:13 +0000

It was recently announced that there was a direct link between living near congested roads and health issues such as asthma. The problem is so bad in London that the mayor has proposed an awareness campaign to inform drivers on how to “reduce dangerous emissions through smarter driving”. Seems a bit of a coincidence that [...]