Motorway services leave bad taste in mouth for drivers
Motorway service stations should stop taking advantage of motorists by charging a premium for products but delivering a budget level service.
RAC responds to Danny Alexander’s call for lower fuel prices
Pete Williams RAC head of external affairs said: “We welcome today’s call from Danny Alexander for lower fuel pump prices for motorists. There is certainly scope for a further three to four pence cut in the price of petrol at the pumps passing on the savings that retailers are seeing as wholesale prices drop as world crude prices plummet.
Drivers want fuel price cap at motorway services
Motorists say they are being ‘held to ransom’ when filling up at motorway service stations and want prices to be capped.
Should in-car cameras be compulsory to banish 'crash for cash'?
Motorists call for action to cut bogus car insurance claims One in four motorists (26%) think the UK should take the lead in the fight against so-called ‘crash for cash’ scams by making in-car cameras compulsory, and help to end the reckless criminal culture affecting thousands of motorists.
RAC welcomes latest fall in fuel prices
The cost of filling up at the forecourt has dropped again with three supermarkets cuttings the price of a litre due a fall in oil prices.
Investment key to easing congestion on UK’s road network
The costs of traffic congestion are forecast to rise faster in the UK than in France, Germany and the US, with Londoners particularly badly affected, according to research published on Tuesday.
Government launches new country roads safety campaign
THINK! is launching a new campaign to warn drivers of the dangers of country roads.
RAC welcomes Government trial crackdown on non-UK vehicle tax evaders
The RAC welcomes the Government’s announcement that they will trial the sharing of data between HM Revenue and Customs, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and six police forces with a view to ensuring foreign vehicles that stay in the country longer than six months pay their share of motoring taxation and can be pursued to pay motoring fines.
New tax rules could benefit DVLA to the tune of £38m
New rules introduced by the DVLA following the scrapping of the tax disc could result in motorists paying up to £38m more in tax when they sell vehicles privately.
21% rise in accidents where driver was using mobile phone
The RAC is re-stating its call on the Government to raise awareness of the dangers of texting or taking a call at the wheel with a hand-held phone, as new figures released this week show the number of accidents where a mobile phone contributed to the cause has risen by 21% since 2010.
Sainsbury’s cuts 5p off fuel
Sainsbury's has sparked a likely supermarket fuel-price war by slashing up to 5p a litre off the cost of its petrol and diesel. The new prices will take effect from tomorrow at all the company's 294 forecourts.
GIC to join the Carlyle Group as joint strategic investors in RAC
The global alternative asset manager, The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, to become a co-shareholder in RAC. Following the transaction, Carlyle and GIC will jointly own a majority stake in the business with RAC management holding the remaining shares.
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