RAC sees 24% rise in vehicles damaged by potholes
Coinciding with National Pothole Day, the RAC reports that Britain’s potholed roads have led to a 24% year-on-year rise in the number of call-outs to vehicles likely to have suffered damaged.
Coinciding with National Pothole Day, the RAC reports that Britain’s potholed roads have led to a 24% year-on-year rise in the number of call-outs to vehicles likely to have suffered damaged.
The RAC's Simon Williams flags up top tips for motorists faced with the current wintry weather
The freefalling price of a barrel oil may lead to forecourt petrol and diesel prices going as low as 86p a litre at the cheapest fuel retail sites, the RAC says – but warns thousands of motorists are still missing out on cheaper prices.
Concerns over staff privacy are preventing businesses across the UK from making significant savings in their running costs by introducing vehicle telematics, new research from RAC Business has discovered. The survey of 500 UK firms which run business vehicles*, found that 40% reported staff concerns about the perceived intrusion into their privacy associated with 24/7 tracking systems.
The RAC's fuel spokesman comments on reports that the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil could slip this year to just $10, according to Standard Chartered
The latest RAC Fuel Watch report shows the cost of petrol has now fallen for six consecutive months
The RAC said the diesel price cut by major supermarkets to below £1 a litre is great news for diesel drivers, particularly after the expense of Christmas but it is long overdue. And the really good news is diesel car drivers with an average 55 litre fuel tank will be saving over £10 every time they fill-up compared with this time last year..
The RAC is warning motorists to make sure they don’t become a Christmas return-to-work breakdown statistic on Monday 4 January by trying to set off only to be greeted by a flat battery.
The announcement by Saudi Arabia that they have no intention of cutting production will ensure the market remains awash with low price oil.
The RAC offers advice to motorists ahead of Storm Frank, expected to affect parts of the UK from Wednesday 30 December
As the mass exodus begins RAC Traffic Watch expects around 3.5 million additional festive car journeys today either back home from visits to family and friends or trips on to the next round of festivities. Drivers warned to expect heavy rainfall and localised flooding.
Festive tensions can cause nerves to snap at the best of times, but put the family into the confined space of car on a Christmas trip to the in-laws and you have the perfect recipe for a ‘cargument’, new data suggests.