Drivers see some respite from rising fuel prices in June – but July remains uncertain
Press releases • Jul 04, 2018 00:01 BST
Motorists benefited from falling fuel prices in June, but RAC data suggests the picture into July looks very uncertain
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Average speed cameras more effective at slowing vehicles down than traditional single location, fixed ones
Press releases • Jun 29, 2018 00:01 BST
Eight in 10 motorists believe average speed cameras are more effective and play a greater role in road safety than traditional cameras that catch speeding drivers in one location, new research has found.
Fewer than four in 10 drivers aware of penalties for using a handheld phone
Press releases • Jun 23, 2018 00:01 BST
The RAC research also looked at the reasons drivers gave for either continuing to use a handheld phone while driving, or for finally deciding to ‘hang up’ their handheld phone for good
RAC issues plea to retailers to cut petrol and diesel prices
Press releases • Jun 13, 2018 00:01 BST
The RAC is today urging retailers to pass on recent reductions in wholesale costs by cutting forecourt prices
May sees worst increase in price of petrol in at least 18 years
Press releases • Jun 05, 2018 00:01 BST
Motorists suffered the worst monthly rise in the average price of petrol in at least 18 years with 6p a litre being added at the pumps in May, new RAC Fuel Watch data reveals.
More than a third of motorists left out of pocket after 'non-fault' collisions
Press releases • Jun 02, 2018 00:01 BST
As many as 36% of drivers surveyed by the RAC said they had lost out financially following an accident, new research has revealed
One in 20 motorists admit to breaking down after driving into floodwater
Press releases • May 31, 2018 15:59 BST
Some motorists ignore the risks from floodwater, new research from the RAC suggests
‘Fuel price creep’ see supermarkets raise prices every day since end of March
Press releases • May 26, 2018 00:01 BST
RAC sees longest run of supermarket price rises in three and a half years. UK average price of fuel has increased 8.5p a litre since end of March.
14m drivers have firm plans for making the most of the bank holiday
Press releases • May 24, 2018 00:01 BST
The Friday before the bank holiday is likely to be busiest, the RAC says, as leisure and commuter traffic mix
Fuel prices reach three-and-a-half-year high and worst still to come
Press releases • May 18, 2018 12:34 BST
More fuel price rises could be on the horizon as the barrel price could rise to $100 again – a price last seen in August 2014.
Motorists confused about new MOT rules coming into force on Sunday
Press releases • May 17, 2018 00:01 BST
Changes being made to the MOT test which come into force this Sunday (20 May) are already causing confusion among motorists, new research from the RAC has found
RAC brings state-of-the-art ‘connected’ breakdown technology to telematics insurance customers
Press releases • May 09, 2018 16:55 BST
Every driver taking out RAC Black Box Car Insurance who opts for complimentary RAC breakdown or already has existing RAC roadside assistance cover is now automatically being given access to the RAC’s new state-of-the art ‘connected’ breakdown service.
RAC looks to recruit up to 60 patrols nationwide
Press releases • May 09, 2018 11:25 BST
RAC Patrol jobs in Oldham, Bury, Stockport, Wrexham, Evesham, Luton, Basingstoke, Wembley, Hampstead, Dagenham and Chigwell. As membership grows and regional demand continues to increase.
April sees worst rise in fuel prices for 16 months
Press releases • May 03, 2018 10:02 BST
The average price of a litre of both petrol and diesel rose by 3p in April
Eight and a half million leisure trips planned this spring bank holiday
Press releases • May 02, 2018 16:44 BST
With the weather warming up and turning more settled for many parts of the UK, millions of drivers are expected to escape in the car this coming weekend
Motorists have spent over £181m replacing lost car keys
Press releases • May 02, 2018 12:04 BST
Research conducted by the RAC suggests one in 20 drivers have lost their keys for good
Silver clings on to the title of Britain’s most popular car colour
Press releases • Apr 23, 2018 00:01 BST
Silver remains the most popular car colour in the UK, although black surges in popularity by nearly 500,000 cars and is poised to overtake it.
Harsh winter weather leads to one of the worst quarters for RAC ‘pothole breakdowns’
Press releases • Apr 18, 2018 00:01 BST
The RAC saw a doubling in the proportion of pothole-related breakdowns between the last quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018
Average petrol and diesel prices stay the same in March
Press releases • Apr 06, 2018 00:00 BST
Retailers absorb increased wholesale costs to the benefit of motorists. April may bring lower pump prices with possibility of oil price reduction
City drivers issued with more than one million penalty notices each year for driving in bus lanes
Press releases • Apr 04, 2018 11:56 BST
Drivers in the UK’s 20 largest cities are receiving more than one million (1,128,259) penalty charge notices (PCNs) for driving in bus lanes every year, with some 3.4m (3,437,348) issued by councils between 2015 and 2017, new data seen by the RAC reveals.