April to June 2013 traffic increases
Department for Transport provisional statistics show a rise in road traffic for April to June 2013 with traffic increasing by 2.9% to 76.8bn vehicle miles compared to the previous year.
Department for Transport provisional statistics show a rise in road traffic for April to June 2013 with traffic increasing by 2.9% to 76.8bn vehicle miles compared to the previous year.
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled proposals in their 2013 Party Conference agenda to only allow ultra-low carbon vehicles on UK roads by 2040.
Research from RAC shows mums feel most impacted by high fuel cost Mums are most likely to feel the brunt of a predicted sharp increase in the cost of fuel over the summer as world oil prices rise and the pound drops against the dollar, according to the RAC.
The Government today announced the detail of its promised £28bn investment in England’s roads in its Action for Roads – A network for the 21st century – document.
The RAC has made a £6m investment to equip its patrols with the very latest mobile technology to fix more of its members at the roadside even faster with its new state-of-the-art diagnostic system backed up by on-board technical information and a giant mobile kit of over 500 parts and tools.
The RAC is continuing its move away from the established norm of UK breakdown cover advertising with an animated summer TV ad that brings the tools on an average patrol van to life in Pied Piper fashion.
Plans to make it easier to prosecute those who drive under the influence of illegal drugs have been published by Roads Minister Stephen Hammond.
The RAC has announced a major new five-year contract to provide repair management services for the British Gas operational fleet across the UK.
The Government today announced plans for a £100bn modernisation of the UK's infrastructure including £28bn for road improvements over the six years from 2014, of which £10bn will be dedicated to essential maintenance to motorways and major trunk roads between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
Britain’s battle-scarred motorists in danger of disappearing down a pothole Despite nine out of 10 UK motorists feeling they are ‘sitting ducks’ for the Treasury as the Government collects more than £40bn a year in motoring taxation, Britain’s roads are crumbling into one big pothole and storing up a huge bill for the future.
Rising cost of motoring means a convincing used car dealer proposition is essential
Three out of four people looking to buy a used car fear they will be ripped off on the forecourt and sold a duff vehicle, according to new poll* of 1,000 motorists.