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Average price of fuel goes up by more than 2p a litre in August
Press releases • Sep 06, 2017 15:03 BST
RAC Fuel Watch report for August shows the price of petrol and diesel increased by more than 2p a litre for second consecutive month. The average price of petrol now stands at 117.51p and diesel at 118.37p. Tropical Storm Harvey responsible for last minute rise in the price of petrol.
Unleaded price set to overtake diesel for the first time in over a year as US demand rockets
Press releases • Sep 01, 2017 10:21 BST
US demand for petrol following Storm Harvey is pushing up wholesale prices of unleaded which will see unleaded increase by up to 4p at UK forecourts.
RAC excels in Which? customer service survey of top UK brands
Press releases • Aug 24, 2017 14:01 BST
The RAC came sixth in the Which? 2017 customer service survey of the UK's top 100 brands gaining five out of five stars in each of the three main categories and a score of 84%. The RAC came top of all breakdown organisations for the quality of its customer service.
RAC teams up with fuelGenie to offer exclusive deal on RAC Business Breakdown cover
Press releases • Aug 23, 2017 11:30 BST
Supermarket fuel card provider fuelGenie has teamed up with RAC Business, to offer UK firms who are new to the RAC exclusive 15% discount rates on their breakdown cover.
RAC warns drivers about wider roll-out of French pollution control scheme
Press releases • Aug 23, 2017 00:01 BST
Nearly a million more leisure trips by road this coming August Bank Holiday Monday
Press releases • Aug 21, 2017 16:12 BST
A survey of drivers' travel plans suggests a peak of five million leisure trips this coming Monday
July brings first fuel price rises since April
Press releases • Aug 03, 2017 00:01 BST
RAC Fuel Watch data for July shows fuel prices increased for the first time since April. Petrol and diesel both went up by nearly 1p a litre. Litre of unleaded still 5p lower than 2017 high of 120.45p. Diesel more than 6p a litre cheaper than 2017 peak of 122.35p
RAC data shows road quality has worsened despite mild weather
Press releases • Aug 01, 2017 00:01 BST
RAC patrols dealt with more pothole pothole-related call-outs in Q2 2017 than in the same period in 2016, attending 3,565 motorists whose vehicles had suffered broken suspension springs, damaged shock absorbers or distorted wheels. Condition of UK roads still vulnerable to extreme weather
DVLA data shows rise in young provisional licence holders but drop in 17 to 24-year-old qualified drivers
Press releases • Jul 29, 2017 00:01 BST
The number of young people with provisional licences has increased between 2014 and 2016
RAC study shows drivers slap down UK roads in favour of those the other side of the Channel
Press releases • Jul 23, 2017 00:01 BST
A new study from the RAC shows just how much drivers favour continental Europe
Get ready for the Great British summer holiday getaway
Press releases • Jul 18, 2017 00:01 BST
Data from RAC Traffic Watch points to expected leisure journeys on the UK's roads as the summer holiday getaway begins
Only three in five drivers who use a handheld phone say causing an accident would make them kick the habit
Press releases • Jul 10, 2017 00:01 BST
New research for the RAC's Be Phone Smart campaign shines a light on what would motivate drivers to give up using a handheld phone for good
Motorists sceptical driverless cars will be commonplace in 20 years’ time
Press releases • Jul 07, 2017 00:01 BST
Motorists have doubts about whether driverless car technology is likely to become commonplace in 20 years’ time, new research suggests
June sees forecourt fuel fall by 2p a litre for second month in a row
Press releases • Jul 05, 2017 09:00 BST
Fuel prices have fallen by 2p a litre for the second month in a row, data from the latest RAC Fuel Watch report reveals.
RAC presses retailers to cut fuel prices as oil price slumps
Press releases • Jun 08, 2017 11:34 BST
The RAC is calling on retailers to cut the price of fuel after a sudden drop in the price of oil has brought wholesale costs down
RAC-owned Nebula Systems cloud diagnostic platform wins major award
Press releases • Jun 07, 2017 10:05 BST
A UK firm has picked up this year’s prestigious TU-Automotive award for Best Aftermarket Telematics Product/Service - after being nominated for best newcomer just two-years-ago. Nebula Systems, part of the RAC group of companies, won the accolade for their cloud diagnostic platform MECH5.
Price of fuel falls in May as retailers pass on wholesale savings
Press releases • Jun 05, 2017 00:01 BST
RAC predicts busiest late May bank holiday traffic for four years as temperatures rise
Press releases • May 24, 2017 15:34 BST
Sixteen and a half million leisure journeys will be taken by car this coming bank holiday weekend, data from RAC Traffic Watch suggests.*
Motorists lack awareness of emergency refuge areas on smart motorways
Press releases • May 22, 2017 00:01 BST
Half of motorists are not familiar with emergency refuge areas on smart motorways, new figures from the RAC suggest
esure appoints the RAC to provide insurance customers with breakdown cover
Press releases • May 15, 2017 17:40 BST
RAC is appointed by esure to provide breakdown cover option for esure and Sheilas'Wheels insurance customers