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He has since worked at his family’s business - a Nigeria-based billion-dollar company that specialises in the distribution of motor vehicles and equipment across West Africa.

Luke Bosdet from motoring organisation the AA says it is reasonable to charge more for vehicles that exceed the length of a standard parking space.

Before his resignation, Mr Tavares was one of the most powerful people in the global motor industry.

Though traffic was still peaking in some parts of the country, including Houston, Inrix calculated Los Angeles area drivers saw the worst motoring conditions on Wednesday, before the holiday.

Nik Ward, who has motor neurone disease and opposes changing the law on assisted dying, told us: "Obviously I'm a bit disappointed."