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![Family denied AA roadside assistance because daughter had Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Family denied AA roadside assistance because daughter had Covid
'If this is how society works - I won't test outside home any more,' mum says.
![Customer with autism says he was pressured into buying AA membership](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Customer with autism says he was pressured into buying AA membership
The man's parents said he was distressed after feeling bullied into paying.
![Are vehicle locking devices stopping drink drivers?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Are vehicle locking devices stopping drink drivers?
More than 11,000 drink drivers had vehicle locking devices fitted since laws introduced
![Auckland's gridlock nightmare gets worse: AA calls for more spending on roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Auckland's gridlock nightmare gets worse: AA calls for more spending on roads
AA wants change of tack to address congestion, mayor says more roads won't fix problem.
![EV owners warned to 'plan ahead' when using Transmission Gully](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
EV owners warned to 'plan ahead' when using Transmission Gully
'The new road will be hungrier due to the hills, and EV drivers need to be prepared.'
![Taxi driver says switch to LPG is way around high petrol costs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Taxi driver says switch to LPG is way around high petrol costs
Is converting cars to LPG the solution to rising fuel costs? A taxi driver thinks so.
![Pain at the pump: Fuel prices crack $3 in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Pain at the pump: Fuel prices crack $3 in Auckland
Experts warned it would happen. Now $3 a litre fuel prices have arrived.
![Petrol prices get closer to $3 a litre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Petrol prices get closer to $3 a litre
Refilling your petrol tank is starting to sting like never before.
!['Worst I've ever seen': One dead, four injured after serious crash between Puhoi and Warkworth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Worst I've ever seen': One dead, four injured after serious crash between Puhoi and Warkworth
Long delays after the fatal crash.
![Text-driving death: Son's warning as cellphone-car fines soar today](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Text-driving death: Son's warning as cellphone-car fines soar today
But those who have been the victim of driver distraction say it's not enough.
![AA boss puts foot down on speed limit proposals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
AA boss puts foot down on speed limit proposals
Craig Bowyer says roads need to be better engineered.
![Which Auckland motorway remarkably got worse for traffic in 2020's year of Covid-19?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Which Auckland motorway remarkably got worse for traffic in 2020's year of Covid-19?
One Auckland highway got much worse for traffic in 2020, and one got dramatically better.
![Auckland Harbour Bridge: Transport boss' warning as damage revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Auckland Harbour Bridge: Transport boss' warning as damage revealed
First it was Covid, now a linchpin of Auckland's transport system will keep workers home.
!['It looks like extortion': Watchdog hits out at $320 towing fee](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'It looks like extortion': Watchdog hits out at $320 towing fee
AA has labelled the towing fees excessive and called for government regulation.
![Govt proposes new law to lower petrol prices, yet raises fuel taxes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Govt proposes new law to lower petrol prices, yet raises fuel taxes
New law seeks greater competition in petrol industry and cheaper prices for motorists.
![Paid parental leave, free apprenticeships - all you need to know about July 1 changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Paid parental leave, free apprenticeships - all you need to know about July 1 changes
Your full guide to all the new costs, savings and changes taking place tomorrow.
![Is it possible to drive from Auckland to Wellington on one tank of gas?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Is it possible to drive from Auckland to Wellington on one tank of gas?
New Covid-19 cases drove from Auckland to Wellington on one tank of gas. Is it possible?
![You were right: Traffic halves in city centres](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
You were right: Traffic halves in city centres
Traffic level plummeted in the first week of level 3.
![Auckland Council wants billions from 'shovel ready' programme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Auckland Council wants billions from 'shovel ready' programme
Council lists 73 projects it wants Govt to fund for its 'shovel ready' stimulus package.
![Petrol prices cut by 7c a litre as oil markets tank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Petrol prices cut by 7c a litre as oil markets tank
Two big chains have reduced what motorists pay at the pump after an oil price plunge.