{"id":12869,"date":"2025-04-12T05:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T05:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/12869\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T05:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T05:54:19","slug":"foreign-office-tells-brits-visiting-usa-look-before-you-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/12869\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Office tells Brits visiting USA &#8211; &#8216;look before you buy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People heading to America for holidays need to ensure they don&#8217;t get caught out<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_GettyImages-1977773706.jpg\" alt=\"New York\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Foreign Office is warning tourists(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Travellers are being urged not to make assumptions about costs when abroad, as unexpected expenses could leave you short on cash. According to the UK Foreign Office, if you&#8217;re driving, be cautious of fuel stations that don&#8217;t clearly display their prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/usa\/safety-and-security\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK<\/a> website state: &#8220;Petrol stations that do not display the price of fuel usually charge considerably more than the national average. They\u2019re often close to tourist destinations and airports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Make sure you know the price of fuel before using these services.&#8221; In a further warning on &#8220;vehicle safety&#8221;, they state that when travelling by car, you should:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 ENBBt\">not sleep in your car by the road or in rest areas<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 ENBBt\">avoid leaving any items on display in your car<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 ENBBt\">stay on main roads<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 ENBBt\">use well-lit car parks<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 ENBBt\">check weather conditions before a long car journey, particularly in mountainous, isolated or desert areas where services may be limited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_GettyImages-2117704330.jpg\" alt=\"New York\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>New York is calling your name(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In the event of an accident, the government advises making sure you remain in a public area and asking any other drivers involved to do the same. You should contact the police immediately and avoid meeting in isolated or private locations.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariff war &#8211; will it affect petrol prices?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Lately, President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariff dispute has dominated the headlines. This has sparked concerns about its effect on everyday essentials.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_GettyImages-606350759.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump announced a complete three-month pause on all the \u201creciprocal\u201d tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the exception of China\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>President Donald Trump announced a complete three-month pause on all the \u201creciprocal\u201d tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the exception of China(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Oil prices have dropped to a four-year low. The RAC motoring group says this sharp decline offers &#8220;significant scope&#8221; for fuel prices to decrease at the pumps. A drop in fuel prices would be a welcome relief for families and holidaymakers during the Easter break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The decline follows growing fears of a global recession, driven by rising trade tensions, which have caused crude oil prices to tumble. On Monday, oil traded at $64 a barrel as traders predicted that an economic slowdown would reduce demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People heading to America for holidays need to ensure they don&#8217;t get caught outThe Foreign Office is warning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[183,49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-12869","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-travel","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-us","11":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114323447036519884","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}