RAC welcomes 2p supermarket petrol price cut
Asda and Sainsbury today began a petrol price reduction by cutting 2p a litre off petrol prices.
RAC urges motorists to think about their driving style
Almost a quarter of male drivers admit to overtaking ‘blind’ at the wheel, according to a survey by road safety charity Brake.
RAC comment on Boris Johnson’s £913million London cycling plan
RAC technical director David Bizley said: “On the surface this appears to be good news for London if it truly lives up to the mayor’s aspirations of making transport in the city better for everyone.
RAC response to potential fuel price rise
RAC technical director David Bizley said: “It’s hugely disappointing for motorists that another painful price rise is looming, particularly as it comes so quickly after the good news that the Government has scrapped the planned January 3p fuel duty increase.
RAC welcomes the announcement by Tesco that it is cutting 3p off a litre of fuel.
RAC technical director David Bizley said: “Every penny off fuel makes a difference for motorists – but what we need now is for other retailers to follow their lead. Our members are telling us that the price of fuel is having a negative impact on their lives as they are cutting social and family journeys in an effort to save money.
3p on fuel duty in January would be a step too far, says the RAC
RAC technical director David Bizley says: “Any increase in fuel duty is likely to be the final straw for drivers who are already struggling to put fuel in their cars as demonstrated last month when petrol sales for the first half of 2012 showed 2 billion fewer litres of fuel were bought compared to the same period before the recession in 2008.
RAC comment on two tier VED/road tax proposal
RAC technical director David Bizley says: “We believe this is a hugely unfair system, particularly for people who only use the motorway system very occasionally as they would pay exactly the same as someone who uses the motorway to get to work every day. It would also inevitably create more traffic on other roads especially around motorway junctions and on roads that run parallel to motorways.
‘Don’t forget the motorist’ warns RAC in CBI road pricing debate
The CBI’s proposals to remove the English road network from the Government budget will stimulate the debate to find a solution to easing congestion in the long term, but it’s critical not to overlook the views of motorists, warns the RAC.