Drivers are being urged to keep a pair of sunglasses in their car after the clocks change.

Motoring association, The AA, issued the advice, warning that the low-lying sun creates visibility problems for motorists when sunlight reflects off wet roads .

Britons are set for darker evenings from this weekend - with clocks set to go back by an hour at 2am on Sunday.

The UK saw an average of 11% more crashes in the three weeks after the end of British Summer Time (BST) between 2022 and 2024, compared with the preceding three weeks, according to figures from the AA's Accident Assist.

The AA attributed this to "the likelihood of inclement weather" and darker evenings "catching some drivers out".

Tim Rankin, managing director for AA Accident Assist, said: "Darker evenings seem to be ca

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