The RAC has made a £6m investment to equip its patrols with the very latest mobile technology to fix more of its members at the roadside even faster with its new state-of-the-art diagnostic system backed up by on-board technical information and a giant mobile kit of over 500 parts and tools.
The RAC is continuing its move away from the established norm of UK breakdown cover advertising with an animated summer TV ad that brings the tools on an average patrol van to life in Pied Piper fashion.
Plans to make it easier to prosecute those who drive under the influence of illegal drugs have been published by Roads Minister Stephen Hammond.
The RAC has announced a major new five-year contract to provide repair management services for the British Gas operational fleet across the UK.
The Government today announced plans for a £100bn modernisation of the UK's infrastructure including £28bn for road improvements over the six years from 2014, of which £10bn will be dedicated to essential maintenance to motorways and major trunk roads between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
Britain’s battle-scarred motorists in danger of disappearing down a pothole Despite nine out of 10 UK motorists feeling they are ‘sitting ducks’ for the Treasury as the Government collects more than £40bn a year in motoring taxation, Britain’s roads are crumbling into one big pothole and storing up a huge bill for the future.
Rising cost of motoring means a convincing used car dealer proposition is essential
Three out of four people looking to buy a used car fear they will be ripped off on the forecourt and sold a duff vehicle, according to new poll* of 1,000 motorists.
RAC spokesman Pete Williams said: “Motorway drivers have long been the victims of some pretty indefensible pricing at the pumps with many service stations charging on average 10 pence extra per litre above the ‘high-street’ or supermarket forecourt price.
The European Commission has carried out 'unannounced inspections' to investigate claims oil companies colluded to manipulate prices.
Bristol Mayor George Ferguson has a bold ambition to tackle the city’s traffic and congestion problems but leading motoring organisation, the RAC, insists that motorists must not be ignored in the debate.
The launch of RAC Cars (www.raccars.co.uk) today promises to give consumers a new level of trust, transparency and confidence in the purchase of their next used vehicle.
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