Committee of MPs calls for reduction in car use - RAC reaction
News • Aug 22, 2019 11:14 BST
The RAC's Nicholas Lyes responds to the MPs' call for a reduction in car use in the UK to help meet environmental targets
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More than 16.5m leisure trips planned this bank holiday weekend as summer makes a welcome return
Press releases • Aug 21, 2019 12:38 BST
Joint work by the RAC and INRIX shows when and where the roads are likely to be busy this coming weekend
RAC and 1ST CENTRAL announce breakdown cover partnership
Press releases • Aug 19, 2019 00:01 BST
RAC and 1ST CENTRAL have today announced a new partnership that will make RAC breakdown cover available to the car insurer’s 500,000 customers from 12th September 2019.
Majority of drivers unaware of UK alternatives to expensive foreign car hire excess insurance
Press releases • Aug 17, 2019 00:01 BST
One in five risk paying large hire car insurance excesses if they damage the vehicle. RAC launches car hire excess insurance to give drivers good value peace of mind. Buy specialist more comprehensive product at home for around a third of the price
RAC comments on Transport Committee's report on mobile phones and road safety
News • Aug 13, 2019 00:01 BST
RAC responds to Commons Transport Select Committee report recommending hands-free mobile phone while driving is banned.
8 in 10 UK airports increase pick-up and drop-off fees in 2019
Press releases • Aug 12, 2019 00:01 BST
The RAC’s annual look at how airport drop-off and pick-up charges have changed at the UK's 22 busiest airports since 2018. Three-quarters of UK airports put up pick-up charges in 2019. More than a third of airports increase drop-off fees for drivers. London Stansted found to be most expensive for all types of short-term parking
July sees return to rising pump prices … and more could be on the way
Press releases • Aug 03, 2019 00:01 BST
After a month of falling fuel prices in June, July saw both petrol and diesel rise once again as the pound lost 3% on the dollar, data from RAC Fuel Watch* reveals. Petrol went up by 1.55p and diesel by nearly 1p. A 3% fall in the value of pound could hurt drivers if oil goes up.
RAC launches car hire excess insurance to give drivers good value peace of mind
Press releases • Aug 02, 2019 11:07 BST
RAC Insurance has launched a specialist car hire excess insurance policy in a bid to give drivers a far more affordable way of protecting themselves against the high charges associated with renting vehicles
One in five Brits take gamble by going on holiday without travel insurance
Press releases • Jul 31, 2019 10:52 BST
Holidaymakers are risking paying thousands in medical bills or lost property by not taking out travel insurance, new RAC Insurance research suggests
The RAC urges drivers to check their vehicles before setting out in the heat
News • Jul 25, 2019 16:59 BST
The RAC advises drivers to check their vehicles before setting out in the heat
RAC patrols deal with fewer ‘pothole call-outs’ in Q2 2019
Press releases • Jul 25, 2019 00:01 BST
12 months to June 2019 sees the lowest number of pothole breakdowns attended by the RAC since Q3 2007
Road safety action plan announced - RAC reaction
News • Jul 19, 2019 00:01 BST
The RAC's Nicholas Lyes responds to the announcement by the government of measures to improve road safety
Government to consider graduated driver licensing in England - RAC comment
News • Jul 18, 2019 09:18 BST
The RAC's immediate reaction to proposals expected to be released as part of the Government's Road Safety Statement, which include possible driving restrictions on new drivers
Busiest summer getaway since 2014 expected with over 13m leisure journeys planned this weekend
Press releases • Jul 15, 2019 00:01 BST
A new study by the RAC and INRIX shows where and when the UK's roads are likely to be busiest from the end of this week
UK drivers heading across the Channel in the dark about French driving rules and regulations
Press releases • Jul 12, 2019 00:01 BST
UK drivers heading to France this summer are in the dark about a number of driving rules and regulations, and the arrival of new speed cameras, RAC research finds
RAC renews telematics contract with Euro Car Parts for fleet of 3,000-plus vehicles
Press releases • Jul 09, 2019 14:49 BST
The RAC and Euro Car Parts have signed a further contract to provide the car parts distributor with a telematics and driving monitoring service for its entire fleet of more than 3,000 vehicles.
Price of fuel finally drops in June ending four months of rises at the pumps
Press releases • Jul 03, 2019 10:58 BST
With a drop in the cost of oil, UK petrol and diesel prices at last eased in June new figures show
RAC provides breakdown support for visitors to Silverstone Classic
Press releases • Jul 01, 2019 13:08 BST
Visitors to this year's Silverstone Classic event at the end of July will benefit from complimentary breakdown assistance, it is announced
Local roads funding report by the Transport Committee - RAC statement
News • Jul 01, 2019 09:43 BST
The RAC's head of roads policy reacts to the findings of a new report from the Transport Committee on potholes and the funding of local roads