Report on Motoring

Four-in-10 say they have no alternative but to drive to work

Four-in-10 say they have no alternative but to drive to work

Unexpected car repairs cost drivers more than £600 a year

Unexpected car repairs cost drivers more than £600 a year

Excessive speeding now commonplace on UK roads

Excessive speeding now commonplace on UK roads

Drivers want tougher sentences for drink-drivers

Drivers want tougher sentences for drink-drivers

Number of young drivers illegally using phones behind the wheel reaches eight-year-high

Number of young drivers illegally using phones behind the wheel reaches eight-year-high

A fifth of drivers admit to skipping the MOT and not replacing worn-out tyres to cut costs

A fifth of drivers admit to skipping the MOT and not replacing worn-out tyres to cut costs

Driven to despair: Concern about the dire state of the nation’s local roads reaches record levels

Driven to despair: Concern about the dire state of the nation’s local roads reaches record levels

Drivers’ anger with poor state of Britain’s local roads reaches highest level in nine years

Drivers’ anger with poor state of Britain’s local roads reaches highest level in nine years

Nearly half of drivers break speed limit on 60mph country roads – highest level seen by RAC since 2016

Nearly half of drivers break speed limit on 60mph country roads – highest level seen by RAC since 2016

RAC urges Christmas partygoers not to risk driving the day after the night before

RAC urges Christmas partygoers not to risk driving the day after the night before

Half of drivers avoid using lane one on ‘all lane running’ smart motorways, negating the benefit of increased carriageway capacity

Half of drivers avoid using lane one on ‘all lane running’ smart motorways, negating the benefit of increased carriageway capacity

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Six-in-10 drivers think the state of local roads has got worse in the last year

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