Eight and a half million leisure trips planned this spring bank holiday
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
Research conducted by the RAC suggests one in 20 drivers have lost their keys for good
RAC comments on new package of measures to improve air quality in Wales
The new £20m Air Quality Fund, which will run until 2021, will support local authorities in Wales to comply with nitrogen dioxide limits and improve air quality in their areas. Among the restrictions will be the introduction of 50mph speed limits over the short length of the exceedance at five locations including two stretches of the M4.
Silver clings on to the title of Britain’s most popular car colour
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’
The RAC saw a doubling in the proportion of pothole-related breakdowns between the last quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018
RAC reacts to drop in new vehicle registrations in 2017
New data appears to indicate an 'uncomfortable truth' that owners of older vehicles are keeping hold of them for longer
Average petrol and diesel prices stay the same in March
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
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.
Arrival of the Easter break to spark almost 19m leisure trips by car
A study of drivers' travel plans for Easter indicates a million more confirmed leisure trips this year compared to 2017
RAC responds to Government announcement on extra £100m for the pothole fund
RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said: “The announcement of extra funding is welcome and will provide a boost to local highways authorities so they can fix some of our crumbling roads following the cold end to winter. Data suggests RAC patrols were attending over 200 pothole related breakdowns a day in the week following the early March cold snap. Some of the problems our patrols encountered
Motorists claim to being regularly left dazzled by modern vehicle headlights
Drivers are complaining that some modern day headlights are too bright
Statement on AIA ALARM road maintenance report
The RAC's Nicholas Lyes argues that the latest survey out today shows just why a new means of funding road maintenance is needed in the UK
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