Holidays & Travel

Holidaymakers from Plymouth are among the least likely to haggle in England, reveals a new poll.

Research carried out by webuyanycar.com’s Negotiation Academy reveals that only 24 per cent of those from the city who went on holiday this summer indulged in a spot of negotiation in a foreign hotspot.

This is way below the national average of 52% and saw more than three quarters...

Passengers travelling from Exeter Airport are advised to allow extra time to get to the airport due to roadworks.

Work to upgrade the access road between the A30 and the airport has started and passengers are advised to allow an extra 20 minutes when travelling to the airport during widening work until March.

The narrow width of the B3184 road causes traffic congestion,...

One of the longest spells of dry and sunny weather in living memory has led to record levels of customer demand for holidays in the UK and South West. Devon-based Blue Chip Holidays, the region's largest provider of four-and five-star self catering properties, has such high demand that it is on the look out for additional high-end properties to meet the last-minute rush for family breaks...

People are being urged to help cut the number of towing related incidents on the country’s major roads this summer by checking their caravan or trailer before setting out.

There were 516 towing related incidents recorded on Highways Agency roads in the South West between July and September in 2013, and 2415 incidents nationally, each potentially causing long delays and distress to...