More than 14m drivers are set to make leisure trips this bank holiday weekend – nearly 2m more than last year, data from the RAC suggests.
Saturday is expected to be the busiest ‘getaway’ day of the weekend on the roads, with the RAC’s research of 2,316 UK drivers* showing as many as 3.1m separate trips are due to be taken. Friday is forecast to be the next busiest with 2.8m trips planned, foll
Drivers want to see cameras that can automatically detect vehicles with illegally loud exhausts or whose engines are revved unnecessarily rolled out across the UK, according to new RAC research.
Six-in-10 drivers (58%) questioned by the RAC said they would be in favour of so-called ‘noise cameras’ being widely used once the findings of the Department for Transport’s £300,000 trials, which bega
RAC urges drivers heading to Europe this summer not to be caught out by new clear air regulations now covering more locations than ever https://tinyurl.com/z9ejw5hn
Retailers waste no time in increasing pump prices as wholesale costs rise
Drivers invariably prefer the pristine ribbons of asphalt that can be found across the Channel
Nearly 30,000 breakdowns caused by potholes over the last year
Data indicates inflation rate could be lower had major retailers cut pump prices to fairer levels
RAC urges drivers to check their vehicles before setting off to avoid a summer surge in breakdowns this weekend
Only three airports offer free-drop off outside the departure terminal
Drivers could save up to 6p a litre – or £3.30 a tank – every time they fill up by using the myRAC mobile app
Cost-of-living pressures have forced almost a quarter of drivers to either put off getting their vehicles serviced or do it themselves with or without the help of a friend or family member
RAC urges councils and private operators to take ‘digital exclusion’ seriously and provide multiple means of payment
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