Plummeting oil price may lead to petrol falling below £1 a litre
The RAC is optimistic that petrol could soon be selling for under £1 a litre as a result of the plummeting global oil price – a pump price last seen in late May 2009.
The RAC is optimistic that petrol could soon be selling for under £1 a litre as a result of the plummeting global oil price – a pump price last seen in late May 2009.
The RAC is today launching the most comprehensive car check available in the UK with a view to reducing the risks involved in buying or selling a used car privately.
The RAC is urgently calling on fuel retailers to pass on further savings in the wholesale price brought about by the continued fall in world oil prices. This overdue cut would reduce the biggest cost of motoring just in time for Christmas.
One in five company car drivers admits to getting behind the wheel despite thinking they may be over the drink-drive limit the morning after a Christmas party – more than double that of private vehicle owners.
As temperatures drop below zero in some parts of the country, research by the RAC suggests company car drivers are more likely than private motorists to drive on dangerous snowy roads.
With Scotland introducing a new lower drink-drive limit on Friday 5 December, more than a third (38%) of UK motorists living outside Scotland believe the alcohol limit for driving should be reduced to the same level throughout the rest of the UK.
A blueprint for investment to address key defects of the England’s strategic road networks McLoughlin lays down roads delivery challenge for the next Government. Improvements in local roads need to keep pace with the strategic network
RAC chief engineer David Bizley said: “Today’s announcement is to be applauded as a victory for common sense and a clear blueprint for investment in England’s strategic road network which will deliver long-term benefits for all road users and for the UK economy.
Motorway service stations should stop taking advantage of motorists by charging a premium for products but delivering a budget level service.
Pete Williams RAC head of external affairs said: “We welcome today’s call from Danny Alexander for lower fuel pump prices for motorists. There is certainly scope for a further three to four pence cut in the price of petrol at the pumps passing on the savings that retailers are seeing as wholesale prices drop as world crude prices plummet.
Motorists say they are being ‘held to ransom’ when filling up at motorway service stations and want prices to be capped.
Motorists call for action to cut bogus car insurance claims One in four motorists (26%) think the UK should take the lead in the fight against so-called ‘crash for cash’ scams by making in-car cameras compulsory, and help to end the reckless criminal culture affecting thousands of motorists.