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Residents of central Auckland fringe suburbs are getting riled at their streets becoming free parking lots for commuters skimping on bus or rail fares.

News

Commuters clog residential side streets

Police are claiming crime-fighting and road safety wins from computerised camera technology that worries civil liberties lawyers.

News

Police claim plate scanner a success

This is a carefully researched, well considered discussion on Auckland's public transport dilemma. It will begin with Roger Rabbit and end with Mickey Mouse.

Opinion

Ewan McDonald: Paying for Auckland's public transport

Aucklanders face heftier transport costs under either funding option put forward by an advisory group to Mayor Len Brown, but road charges are picked to provide better payback.

News

Road charges best bet on paper

Inner-city Auckland traffic was brought to a virtual standstill last night after a motorway crash - gridlock that the Automobile Association described as the worst it had seen.

News

How one crash caused gridlock chaos

As the government announced changes to New Zealand's Warrant of Fitness system, readers greeted the shake-up with a mixed response.

Motoring

Warrant changes are you for or against

Discounting on 91-octane petrol in Auckland is prompting the AA to renew a call for oil companies to be required to advertise prices of higher fuel grades as well.

Opinion

Discounting sparks call for clarity on higher fuel grades

Motorists after bargain fuel prices should look at southern and western suburbs where fierce competition has advertised prices under $2 a litre.

Motoring

Petrol price best in south, west

MTA says Government needs to be aware that average age of cars varies widely from region to region.

Motoring

Old bangers stir WoF debate

An Auckland service station that is charging 16 cents more per litre for premium fuel than its competitors is "out of line", says the Automobile Association.

News

Petrol station's price hike is 'out of line' - AA

The Wellington St on-ramp saga raises claims of Auckland Transport secrecy and criticism of how it treats the public. A group wants to talk to prevent a repeat.

News

Auckland Transport under fire

Crash-test ratings vary around the world. Driven assesses the safety raters for their depth of information.

Motoring

Crash tests: All you need to know

NZTA is holding an independent peer review to convince residents its decision to close the Wellington Street on-ramp is the right one. Some say it's a show.

News

Scepticism over on-ramp review

Motorists are being cautioned by the Automobile Association not to assume biofuel is better value than petrol, even though it is cheaper at the pump.

Motoring

AA test finds biofuel costs more over the long run

Auckland Council's Transport Committee have announced today they support residents who want the Wellington Street on-ramp reopened.

News

Council wants controversial on-ramp reopened

Auckland CBD bus drivers are endangering pedestrians' lives by running red lights across pedestrian crossings.

Opinion

Snapped! Buses run red lights in CBD

Are New Zealanders paying too much for petrol? The Automobile Association has set out to find whether motorists are getting a fair deal.

Motoring

Is it a fair price at the petrol pump?

Motorists driving at "absolutely ridiculous" speeds on a stretch of highway near Lower Hutt have topped a list of fastest speed camera recordings on New Zealand roads this year.

Motoring

Snapped: Top 10 highway speedsters

Will using a cellphone at a petrol station really bring about an apocalypse?

News

Stations fuel mobile misfire

The Automobile Association has dumped towing contractors across Auckland, despite their years of loyal service.

News

Toad of towed haul

Your article "Dented" (August 14) raises some interesting points, most of which centre round the fact that our industry is not regulated.

Letters to the Editor

Collision repair group lifting the bar

Like many European car manufacturers, Peugeot's diesel engine output compared to petrol engines is far greater in terms of numbers built.

Motoring

Peugeot 407 HDi; Review

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