RAC

Sean Kimberlin named as RAC Mobile Mechanic of the Year

Sean Kimberlin named as RAC Mobile Mechanic...

Aug 07, 2025Comments off

Qualified engineer, specialist technician and cancer survivor Sean Kimberlin has been named as the RAC’s ‘Mobile Mechanic of the Year’ in its prestigious employee awards

Private parking companies issue a record 14.4m tickets

Private parking companies issue a record 14...

Jul 10, 2025Comments off

Private parking companies have issued a record 14.4m (14,371,841) tickets to drivers in a single year, according to RAC analysis of just-published government data for

One in Six Drivers Skipping MOT Warnings Face Breakdowns

One in Six Drivers Skipping MOT Warnings Fa...

Jun 16, 2025Comments off

One-in-six drivers (17%) who didn’t act on advisory notices following an MOT in the last 12 months – an estimated 6m people – went on

AA and Pothole Partnership Raise Fresh Concerns

RAC pothole breakdowns double in first quar...

Apr 24, 2025Comments off

RAC patrols attended 9,439 pothole breakdowns in the first three months of 2025 – more than double the number they were called out to between

Misery continues from ‘pot hole-plagued’ local roads

Just 3% of local roads received any road ma...

Apr 09, 2025Comments off

Just 3% of England’s 183,054-mile council-run road network received any form of road maintenance in the last 2023/24 financial year, new government data analysed by

Hard Shoulders - Motorway - M25

Increasing calls for reinstating hard shoul...

Mar 17, 2025Comments off

The introduction of smart motorways was intended to ease congestion and improve traffic flow. However, growing safety concerns, technological failures, and public opposition have fuelled

Diesel pump as pump prices rise

February fuel rise sends pump prices to six...

Mar 05, 2025Comments off

The average price of a litre of petrol has hit its highest level since last September, with drivers having now endured five consecutive months of

M25

M25 to shut for 2 weekends in March

Mar 04, 2025Comments off

Ahead of National Highways closing the M25 twice in March – starting this weekend – RAC Breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson said: “Without careful planning, drivers

Diesel pump as pump prices rise

Fuel prices experience a fourth month of in...

Feb 05, 2025Comments off

In recent months, UK motorists have faced a persistent rise in fuel prices. As of January 2025, petrol prices have increased by 2 pence per

Car having its tyres changed

Most drivers don’t know if their tyres ar...

Jan 20, 2025Comments off

UK drivers are putting themselves at risk of avoidable road collisions and hefty fines by not regularly checking the condition of their tyres and not