Bumper bank holiday on the roads expected with 18m leisure trips by car planned
The figures suggest a slight increase (up 1.8m) in trips compared to 2019, most likely as a result of more people returning from UK-based holidays this year
The figures suggest a slight increase (up 1.8m) in trips compared to 2019, most likely as a result of more people returning from UK-based holidays this year
The RAC announces a new contract with BCA, Europe’s largest vehicle remarketing and automotive services group
The RAC provides advice to drivers coping with the wind and rain brought about by Storm Ellen
The enforcement of moving traffic offences such as stopping on a yellow box junction, making an illegal turn or driving down a ‘no entry’ road raked in £58.2m in 2018/19 for local authorities
Over 269,000 more white cars registered in 2020 than the year before, but black remains the most common overall, according to new data seen by RAC Insurance
The RAC reacts to new figures on the number of public charge points for electric vehicles
RAC research shows drivers plan on packing in 45m daytrips in August as they look to make the most of the ‘staycation’ summer. And more than a quarter of those surveyed said they will be taking more days out than last year.
RAC Fuel Watch data shows July was another bad month for drivers with petrol and diesel going up by 3p a litre - petrol is now at 114.27p, that's 7p a litre more expensive than at the end of May. Diesel is 118.04p - 6p dearer than May.
An estimated 5m drivers hope to take a holiday across the Channel by car this summer, with three-in-10 of these (1.6m) shunning air travel and doing so for the first time, research for RAC Europe suggests.*
With lockdowns gradually lifting and quarantine-free travel agreements now in place with a large number of other countries, the figures based on a survey of 2,000 people indicate a stron
Responding to the Department for Transport's publication of the provisional road casualty data for 2019, RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said: "“While these latest road safety statistics show some progress was made in 2019, they also highlight that over a 10-year period safety on our roads has sadly improved very little. Of particular concern is the steady rise in fatalities of those aged 6
Commenting on the government announcements to promote active travel, including proposed changes to the Highway Code that are now out for consultation, RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said:
“We are wholly supportive of the package of measures announced today to boost walking and cycling. We particularly welcome measures to increase the number of segregated cycle ways to encourage more peo
Petrol duty revenue reaches 30-year low in May at just £251m; duty on diesel down by £1.4bn in April and May versus 2019