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Drivers all over the UK are being advised to keep a pair of sunglasses in their car from Sunday onwards, after the clocks go back an hour.

The AA, which issued the advice, warned that the low-lying sun causes visibility problems for motorists when sunlight reflects off wet roads.

At 2am on Sunday, the clocks will change bringing shorter days and darker evenings.

The annual occurrence marks the end of British Summer Time (BST) and the return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Figures from the AA’s Accident Assist service show it recorded an average of 11% more crashes across the UK in the three weeks after the end of British Summer Time between 2022 and 2024, compared with the preceding three weeks.

The AA attributed this to "the likelihood of inclement weather " and darker

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