Travel by road
Guide to facilities available within five minutes of motorway junctions, including accommodation, restaurants and cafes, and petrol stations.
The AA's website includes route planners for the UK, Ireland and Europe, various tips and advice pages including about congestion charging and car safety and maintenance, and monthly fuel price reports.
The DVLA is an executive agency of the
Department for Transport. The website's vehicle information section includes subsections about taxing, registering, importing/exporting, theft and consumer advice. The Driver Information section includes subsections about licenses, medical rules and
learning to drive.
Information, tips and advice about preparing for and passing a driving test, including video tutorials, mock theory tests, and directories of test centres and driving schools.
Provides details of bus services throughout the area and beyond.
Supported by
backstage.bbc.co.uk, gTraffic uses Google Maps to provide maps, satellite and hybrid imaging giving traffic conditions and roadwork information for the UK’s road network, and CCTV images for London and routes across North and South Wales. The website is updated hourly.
Online version of the Highway Code, complete with contents page and A-Z index, and chapters headed Pedestrians, Motorcyclists, Drivers and Signs and Markings.
The Highways Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport responsible for the road network in England. This website provides information about road maintenance and construction, facts and figures, news and various information including about road safety, environmental matters, road history and the agency and its work.
Information and advice with subsections headed Beginners, Theory Test (including mock tests), Driving Test and New Driver. Includes a directory of driving schools.
Low-cost coach company, with timetables, fares and destinations across the UK, travelling daily from Plymouth and Exeter to London.
Timetables, fares and online booking for coach travel in the UK, Ireland and Europe.
The RAC website provides traffic and roadwork updates, route planner, advice about buying and selling cars, motoring news and more.
Searchable database of over one million bus and rail journeys in the UK, journey planner, timetables, and links to national and provincial companies.
