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Corrections log

A public record of stories we have corrected, unpublished or held back for review, and why. Nothing here is deleted or hidden after the fact. See our methodology for how these checks run.

UK motorway fuel premium holds at 15.2p a litre

Updated 14 Aug 2026

Note: [integrity 6 Aug 2026: withdrawn by QA. The motorway feed included 22 sites with no road reference, all ordinary A-road forecourts, so the named cheapest "motorway" site was a forecourt on the A26, the premium was understated by 1.7p a litre and the site-to-site spread overstated by 2p. Code fixed in ed3290f; a corrected edition publishes on the next weekly cycle.] [sweep 2026-08-13: held by duplicate gate — Too similar to "UK motorway fuel premium holds at 15.9p a litre" (100% match).]

Government approves UK’s second largest solar farm

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04b] Unpublished as off-beat: no word-bounded motoring subject anywhere in the body, on a site whose category label is automotive news. Reversible; restore by setting status back to published. [archived 2026-08-13: energy or rail subject, off the group motoring beat; the off-beat gate had two gaps that let it publish]

Sizewell B power plant given lifetime extension to 2055

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04 22:30] Off-beat: energy story on an automotive intelligence site. Body carries no motoring subject; the only motoring vocabulary comes from an incidental aside or the appended cross-brand CTA, which is what let it clear the keyword relevance test. The garage twin of the Sizewell story is a genuine motoring article and stays live. Reversible: restore from qa_20260804_2230_backup. [archived 2026-08-13: energy or rail subject, off the group motoring beat; the off-beat gate had two gaps that let it publish]

More students to save as the 16-17 Saver railcard changes

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] headline ended mid-phrase ("...changes to 16-17 Saver"); completed to name the railcard. | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04b] Unpublished as off-beat: no word-bounded motoring subject anywhere in the body, on a site whose category label is automotive news. Reversible; restore by setting status back to published. [archived 2026-08-13: energy or rail subject, off the group motoring beat; the off-beat gate had two gaps that let it publish]

Estimated passenger savings from change to the 16-17 Saver railcard

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] unpublished: second live promo article on the same DfT 16-17 Saver railcard release (twin of 86635ac1), and the headline promises estimated savings the body never quantifies. [archived 2026-08-13: energy or rail subject, off the group motoring beat; the off-beat gate had two gaps that let it publish]

CMA calls for stronger protections for UK heating oil households

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04b] Unpublished as off-beat: no word-bounded motoring subject anywhere in the body, on a site whose category label is automotive news. Reversible; restore by setting status back to published. [archived 2026-08-13: energy or rail subject, off the group motoring beat; the off-beat gate had two gaps that let it publish]

Millions reminded to get £150 off energy bills this winter

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04 22:30] Off-beat: energy story on an automotive intelligence site. Body carries no motoring subject; the only motoring vocabulary comes from an incidental aside or the appended cross-brand CTA, which is what let it clear the keyword relevance test. The garage twin of the Sizewell story is a genuine motoring article and stays live. Reversible: restore from qa_20260804_2230_backup. [archived 2026-08-13: energy or rail subject, off the group motoring beat; the off-beat gate had two gaps that let it publish]

Shop Around for Fuel and Save Up to £6 a Tank

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). [integrity 2026-08-08 6h-QA: superseded recurring fuel-saving seam. Body stated the national E10 mean in the present tense with no date; live mean is 161.7p. A current copy of the same story (fuel-shopping-could-save-uk-drivers-5-every-time-they-fill-up-promo-msfzg31c, 161.5p) remains published. Withdrawn as stale duplicate, reversible.] [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 15 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

Cheaper bus travel for millions as fares capped at £2

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [qa 2026-07-22] Unpublished: body falsely states the fare cap was announced by "Prime Minister Andy Burnham" (he is Mayor of Greater Manchester, not PM); factual misrepresentation. Also off-topic (bus fares) for an automotive platform. | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04b] Unpublished as off-beat: no motoring subject anywhere in the body, and the promo and garage copies were byte-identical, so the same text was serving on two group domains. Reversible; restore by setting status back to published. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 22 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

Drivers can save over £6 by shopping around for fuel prices

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). [qa 2026-07-26d] Unpublished: body states a 50-litre fill-up costs GBP 7.44 to 7.97 (out by a factor of ten; at 148.9p-159.9p per litre the real totals are GBP 74.45 to 79.95), and those two figures differ by only GBP 0.53, contradicting the headline claim of a saving of over GBP 6. Numeric misstatement on a live page. Reversible: set status back to published after the arithmetic is corrected and re-validated. | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-05] Unpublished: arithmetic misstatement. Body gives a 50-litre fill-up cost as "around £7.44" rising to "£7.97" against its own stated pump prices of 148.9p to 159.9p a litre, which give £74.45 to £79.95. Figures are out by a factor of ten and contradict the £6 saving in the headline. Also the third live promo copy of the same evergreen shop-around story, quoting a national average (154.9p) lower than the piece published the day before (159.1p). Restore by setting status=published if the copy is corrected. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 22 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

How Shopping Around for Fuel Can Save You £6 a Tank

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). [integrity 2026-08-08 6h-QA: superseded recurring fuel-saving seam. Body stated the national E10 mean in the present tense with no date; live mean is 161.7p. A current copy of the same story (fuel-shopping-could-save-uk-drivers-5-every-time-they-fill-up-promo-msfzg31c, 161.5p) remains published. Withdrawn as stale duplicate, reversible.] [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 35 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

UK Ship Register Updates to May 2026

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: [integrity 2026-07-08 6h-QA] Off-topic: maritime/UK Ship Register content, not automotive. Auto-published under ai_auto 08:44; body admits it sits at the edge of everyday motoring. Reverted to review per off-topic-relevance policy. | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] re-applied: an earlier QA run unpublished this item for the reason above, and a bulk status update on 21/29/30 Jul returned it to live without honouring that hold. Restoring the recorded decision. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 36 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

UK Ports Policy Statement Laid Before Parliament

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 2026-07-07 6h-QA: off-topic, non-automotive DfT/gov.uk item auto-published under ai_auto (ports/coastal-heritage); reverted to review, reversible] | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] re-applied: an earlier QA run unpublished this item for the reason above, and a bulk status update on 21/29/30 Jul returned it to live without honouring that hold. Restoring the recorded decision. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 38 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

£22 million funding to secure Brighton's coastal arches

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 2026-07-07 6h-QA: off-topic, non-automotive DfT/gov.uk item auto-published under ai_auto (ports/coastal-heritage); reverted to review, reversible] | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] re-applied: an earlier QA run unpublished this item for the reason above, and a bulk status update on 21/29/30 Jul returned it to live without honouring that hold. Restoring the recorded decision. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 38 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

Heathrow Expansion: What the Economic Modelling Shows

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 2026-07-07 6h-QA: off-topic, aviation (Heathrow airport expansion) auto-published under ai_auto; reverted to review, reversible] | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] re-applied: an earlier QA run unpublished this item for the reason above, and a bulk status update on 21/29/30 Jul returned it to live without honouring that hold. Restoring the recorded decision. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 44 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

UK Public Asked to Shape Self-Driving Vehicle Safety Rules

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-07-14: near-duplicate live twin of an earlier published promo article on the same event; unpublished to needs_review, reversible] | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] re-applied: an earlier QA run unpublished this item for the reason above, and a bulk status update on 21/29/30 Jul returned it to live without honouring that hold. Restoring the recorded decision. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 46 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

UK Government Consults on Automated Vehicle Safety Rules

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-07-14: near-duplicate live twin of an earlier published promo article on the same event; unpublished to needs_review, reversible] | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] re-applied: an earlier QA run unpublished this item for the reason above, and a bulk status update on 21/29/30 Jul returned it to live without honouring that hold. Restoring the recorded decision. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 46 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

DfT Maps UK Transport Data by Region in June 2026 Update

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-07-14: near-duplicate live twin of an earlier published promo article on the same event; unpublished to needs_review, reversible] | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] re-applied: an earlier QA run unpublished this item for the reason above, and a bulk status update on 21/29/30 Jul returned it to live without honouring that hold. Restoring the recorded decision. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 46 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

UK Cycling and Walking Strategy Sets Out £4.5bn Investment Plan

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN: Confirmed by official source (2 official signals). [integrity 7 Aug 2026: withdrawn by QA. Same-story twin already live on this platform: the earlier article covers the identical announcement. Kept the earlier one; the lexical duplicate gate did not fire because the rewrite diverged too far (title Jaccard 0.17 v 0.40 threshold).] [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 46 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

UK Launches Safety Principles Consultation for Automated Vehicles

Updated 13 Aug 2026

Note: AIN: Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-07-14: near-duplicate live twin of an earlier published promo article on the same event; unpublished to needs_review, reversible] | [integrity 6h-QA 2026-08-04] re-applied: an earlier QA run unpublished this item for the reason above, and a bulk status update on 21/29/30 Jul returned it to live without honouring that hold. Restoring the recorded decision. [sweep 2026-08-13: stale — drafted 46 days ago and never approved; publishing it dated today would misstate freshness]

UK Government Puts £7.3m Into Zero-Emission Flight Projects

Updated 30 Jul 2026

2026-07-30: other transport mode (rail/aviation) — off the group motoring beat, removed

Portishead Rail Line to Reopen After 60 Years by 2028

Updated 30 Jul 2026

2026-07-30: other transport mode (rail/aviation) — off the group motoring beat, removed

UK Port Freight Traffic: What the 2025 Figures Mean for Drivers

Updated 29 Jul 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). [qa 2026-07-29b] Removed a call to action pointing readers at Driver.co.uk: that site is a "Coming soon" holding page, so the capabilities described did not exist. Only the CTA clause was changed; no factual claim in the story was touched. Originals in table qa_20260729_driver_backup. [qa 2026-07-29c] Replaced the outbound Driver.co.uk call to action with NewReg.co.uk: driver.co.uk is a "Coming soon" holding page, so the link sent readers nowhere useful. Originals in table qa_20260729_driverlinks_backup. [qa 2026-07-29d] Archived (reversible) as a same-platform near-duplicate: promo published this and "UK Waterborne Freight Data: What It Means for Drivers" (416e86c6) 18 seconds apart, both drawn from DfT port freight statistics with the same thesis and no supporting figures. This copy asserts the DfT has "published its annual port freight statistics ... confirming the latest figures" yet quotes none. Kept the waterborne piece, which names the ports and carries more substance, plus the separately written garage copy. 0 pageviews. Restore: UPDATE content_items SET status='published' WHERE id='61f0acba-b2d4-4a74-95ea-91329d41847a';

UK fuel prices this week: petrol 152.8p, diesel 172.1p

Updated 29 Jul 2026

Note: Auto-drafted from Fuel Finder open data (2586 forecourts) | [qa 2026-07-26] Unpublished: title asserts "this week: petrol 152.8p, diesel 172.1p" with no date anchor, but the article was published 17 Jun and the figures are 39 days stale. A fresher promo article on the same national petrol and diesel average (5cb1e1d5, 13 Jul: petrol 151.2p, diesel 164.8p) is live simultaneously, so the platform was stating two different current national averages, with diesel differing by 7.3p. Same defect class as the 2026-07-25 repair; reversible, nothing deleted. | [qa 2026-07-29 6h-QA] Re-archived. This item was unpublished on 2026-07-26 for stating stale national fuel averages as current; it was re-published automatically at 06:09 on 2026-07-29 from a 32-day-old draft (created 2026-06-27, reviewed_by NULL, and no tracked automation job reports a publish in that window). Its figures are now further out: the article asserts "this week" petrol 152.8p and diesel 172.1p, while the platform's own live figure series read 159.0p and 177.5p as of 2026-07-28 23:00 (6.2p and 5.4p out), and the newer promo article d403c7d2 published 2026-07-28 states 155.5p and 176.8p, so two live articles gave different current national averages. Nothing deleted; restore with: UPDATE content_items SET status='published' WHERE id='3a57959e'-prefixed id.

UK Petrol and Diesel Prices: What Drivers Are Paying Now

Updated 28 Jul 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [qa 2026-07-26c] Unpublished (reversible): title asserts a current price ("What Drivers Are Paying Now"), body carries no date anchor (states "currently paying" / "right now") and quotes E10 151.2p / B7 164.8p from 13 Jul. A fresher same-platform live article (a0f40dfa, 21 Jul) states the national average as E10 154.1p / diesel 169.7p, so promo was publishing two contradictory current national averages (2.9p petrol, 4.9p diesel). Restore by setting status back to published if retention is preferred.

UK Petrol and Diesel Prices: What Drivers Pay Today

Updated 28 Jul 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). | [qa 2026-07-14] unpublished: near-duplicate live twin superseded by newer current-prices article 5cb1e1d5 (fresher figures). Reversible. [qa 2026-07-25] Re-unpublished: this stale near-duplicate was unpublished on 14 Jul (superseded by 5cb1e1d5, fresher figures) but was restored to published by the 2026-07-21 12:17:44 bulk operation. Two live promo articles were presenting contradictory current pump prices (150.9p here vs 151.2p in the newer piece). Reversible.

Supermarket Fuel Averages 3.4p a Litre Less Than National Price

Updated 21 Jul 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). [qa 2026-07-29] Archived: states present-tense absolute pump prices that are now materially wrong (national unleaded was 159.0p on 29 Jul). Superseded by the 28 Jul edition of the same weekly series on the same platform. Recoverable: set status back to published to restore.

Coastguard Rescue Service pay plan scrapped by government

Updated 16 Jul 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). [qa 2026-07-16] off-topic for motoring audience: coastguard rescue officer pay/employment, no automotive relevance; unpublished to review, reversible. [qa 2026-07-16 archived off-topic: coastguard/maritime, no motoring relevance; OFF_TOPIC filter now blocks recurrence]

Supermarket fuel now 3.2p cheaper per litre than UK average

Updated 14 Jul 2026

Note: AIN (promo): Confirmed by official source (1 official signal). [qa 2026-07-29] Archived: states present-tense absolute pump prices that are now materially wrong (national unleaded was 159.0p on 29 Jul). Superseded by the 28 Jul edition of the same weekly series on the same platform. Recoverable: set status back to published to restore.

Some UK forecourts changing fuel prices up to eight times a day

Updated 11 Jul 2026

2026-07-28: archived as a stale near-duplicate of the 23 Jul edition of the same recurring forecourt price-pattern story on promo; pence figures 18 days old. Recoverable: set status=published to restore.