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More than 10% of Brits admit to driving on wrong side of the road in Europe
Press releases • Aug 06, 2016 00:01 BST
13% of motorists surveyed for RAC European Breakdown have had the frightening experience of driving on the wrong side of the road
July brings an end to four months of rising fuel prices
Press releases • Aug 03, 2016 00:01 BST
The average cost of fuel on Britain’s forecourts has started to fall again after four months of rises, data from the RAC’s July Fuel Watch report shows
Study shows pothole-related breakdowns double in 10 years
Press releases • Jul 30, 2016 00:01 BST
Data of the RAC’s pothole-related call-outs provides strong evidence that the quality of Britain’s roads has deteriorated
RAC Rally of the Tests to use oldest motor sport venue in the world
Press releases • Jul 29, 2016 00:01 BST
The RAC Rally of the Tests will visit the oldest active motor sport venue in the world, the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb
RAC issues plea for immediate pump price cuts
Press releases • Jul 28, 2016 00:01 BST
Clear scope for 3p per litre cut off both unleaded and diesel prices, RAC Fuel Watch data shows
RAC vehicle check service extended to cover more vehicle categories
Press releases • Jul 26, 2016 00:01 BST
Motorcycles, motorhomes and light commercial vehicles all now covered by the RAC's vehicle check service
DVLA annual accounts show a £93m loss in revenue following the abolition of the paper tax disc
Press releases • Jul 20, 2016 13:08 BST
RAC fears evasion has played a part in increased loss of revenue from vehicle excise duty shown in DVLA's annual report and accounts published on 19 July 2016
Lower petrol prices fuel business expansion
Press releases • Jul 20, 2016 00:01 BST
UK businesses have saved on average 11% on their fuel bills in the last year, according to new research by RAC Business*. Company owners have capitalised on the 10p drop at the pump since last June by investing in new vehicles and increasing the number of journeys driven by employees.
RAC predicts ‘traffic overdrive’ as schools break up for summer
Press releases • Jul 18, 2016 12:38 BST
An RAC Traffic Watch study has found 14.4m car trips are expected on the UK's major roads from Thursday to Sunday. Black Friday to be worse than 2015 with 3.3m leisure journeys
Motorists in Glasgow most likely to buy a used car ‘blind’
Press releases • Jul 16, 2016 00:01 BST
Motorists in Glasgow are most likely to buy a used car ‘blind’ without checking its history before parting with their cash, according to new data from the RAC’s Car Passport vehicle check service.
It’s what’s on the outside that counts: RAC Cars uncovers Britain’s ‘superficial society’ of motorists
Press releases • Jul 15, 2016 11:54 BST
Britain’s ‘superficial society’ of motorists clean outside of vehicles but leave inside to fester
Six in 10 don’t bother with travel insurance when holidaying in the UK
Press releases • Jul 15, 2016 00:01 BST
Nearly six in 10 people don’t take out travel insurance to cover themselves when holidaying in the UK
RAC calls on fuel retailers to pass on wholesale unleaded price savings
Press releases • Jul 13, 2016 00:01 BST
The RAC is urging retailers to cut the forecourt price of petrol to reflect the falling price of unleaded fuel on the wholesale market
RAC recruiting 30 additional patrols across the UK
Press releases • Jul 06, 2016 12:08 BST
The RAC is recruiting 30 new patrols to fill vacancies across the UK to meet growing needs of its eight million members
Motorists hit by fourth straight month of fuel price rises
Press releases • Jul 05, 2016 00:01 BST
The average prices of petrol and diesel have increased for the fourth month running, according to RAC Fuel Watch data for June
Trucks off the road costing businesses more than £7k a year
Press releases • Jun 29, 2016 10:15 BST
UK firms running van and HGV fleets could be losing more than £7,000 a year through vehicles being off the road due to breakdown, according to new research* by RAC Business. The survey of 500 businesses ranging in size from SME to large corporates, found fleet managers face a raft of challenges when it comes to the cost of dealing with breakdown and loss of business.
Gadget-mad Brits now taking £20bn electronic devices on holiday with them
Press releases • Jun 20, 2016 00:01 BST
Research from RAC Travel Insurance reveals that British holidaymakers take an average of 3.2 gadgets away with them, totalling 121.4m throughout the year
Potholes and congestion top Brit bosses’ business bugbears
Press releases • Jun 16, 2016 00:01 BST
Damage to vehicles due to potholes and sitting in congested traffic are the top business bugbears for companies that run fleets, according to new research by RAC Business*.
Motorists want more severe penalties for illegal mobile phone use
Press releases • Jun 13, 2016 00:01 BST
New research finds half of motorists believe the current penalties of a fine and points for illegal mobile phone use should be more severe
UK's ‘superficial society’ of motorists only ever clean outside of their car
Press releases • Jun 10, 2016 00:01 BST
Research from RAC Cars reveals three-quarters of Brits would rather go the extra mile to make the outside of their motor gleam