Don’t forget! Britons will enjoy an extra hour in bed tonight with clocks going back an hour to GMT.

  • The nation gets a good morning lie-in  as clocks go back one hour to GMT tonight
  • The UK switches back to Greenwich Mean Time on the last Sunday of October
  • People have more daylight when they move their clocks forward in the summer. 










It’s the wonderful time of year when Britons get an extra hour to sleep as the clocks reset an hour tonight. This means that the UK will have a lie in on October 31. 

The clock change occurs on the last Sunday in October. This means that at 2am on Sunday, the time in the UK will return to 1am, as Greenwich Mean Time replaces British Summer Time.

Farmers and workers get another hour of daylight by moving their clocks forward every year in the summer, in a tradition marked by the Summer Time Act 1916.

The idea of moving the clocks forwards in the summer was originally to contribute towards the war effort, since there was more light in the evenings

In the summer, the idea of moving the clocks forward was originally to aid the war effort. There was more light in the evenings.

At 2am on Sunday the time in the UK will go back to 1am as Greenwich Mean Time replaces British Summer Time

Sunday, February 2nd at 2am: The time in the UK will return to 1am when Greenwich Mean Time replaces British Summer Time. 

This was originally done to help the war effort because there was more light at night. 

Although it had been discussed for many years by the Government, many people opposed it at first.

William Willett, a man of unknown origin, wrote a pamphlet in 1907 titled “The Waste of Daylight” about how people wasted valuable summer hours.

He was also a keen golfer, and would get annoyed when it got too dark to continue his game. 

By moving our clocks forward in the summer every year, in a tradition marked with the Summer Time Act 1916, farmers and workers are given another hour of daylight to work

Farmers and workers get another hour of daylight by moving their clocks forward every year in the summer, in a tradition marked by the Summer Time Act 1916 

It is a common misconception that Benjamin Franklin first had the idea to change the clocks while he was in Paris in 1784

It is common to believe that Benjamin Franklin thought up the idea of changing the clocks while he visited Paris in 1784.

He died tragically in 1915, just a year after his idea was first introduced in the UK.

Common misconception is that Daylight Savings was created by Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

In a satirical essay published in The Journal de Paris, Franklin Institute, he stated that Parisians should change their sleeping habits to make it more affordable with lamps and candles.

Although it’s good news for most people, the clocks going back in the fall and winter months is less exciting for deer. 

According to research by DeerAware campaign, there is an increase in deer vehicle crashes after the clock changes at the end of the month.

This is because drivers will be more active between sunset and midnight, as well the hours immediately before and after sunrise.

The number of collisions also increases from October to December because of poorer driving conditions, fewer hours of daylight and it being the annual breeding season (rut) for certain deer

The number of collisions rises from October to December due to poorer driving conditions and fewer hours of daylight. Also, it is the annual breeding season for certain deer (rut). 

In October and December, the number of collisions increases due to poorer driving conditions, shorter daylight hours, and the annual breeding season (rut), for certain deer.

Jeremy Phillips, National Highways Head for Road User Safety, stated that while familiar routes may still feel familiar, the journeys of many drivers next week could feel very different.

“This time of the year, we see an increase of deer collisions. Our advice is to be careful while driving and watch out for deer.

“Drivers can easily be distracted on the roads they travel every day by the sudden appearance deer in their path. But there are simple tips that they can use to reduce the risk.   

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