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Rachael Davies

MYSTERIOUS: Clocks go back scrapping daylight saving could save uk households money - You Need To See This

The clocks will turn back an hour on Sunday, October 30 this year

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According to a professor from Queen’s University Belfast, there could be savings to be passed on to British households if the Daylight Saving Time change was abandoned.

The practice was formally adopted between October 27, 1968 and October 31, 1971 on a trial basis, with advocates claiming it would save energy, reduce traffic accidents, and get people out and about and more active.

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