Roadside Recovery

Car Driver

50% increase in drug driving deaths

Jan 20, 2025Comments off

There has been a 50% jump in drivers killed in collisions where the driver was under the influence of drugs, according to The AA Charitable

Drink-driving

Drivers want tougher sentences for drink-dr...

Dec 19, 2024Comments off

Tougher sentences have been found to be the most popular solution among motorists for tackling the scourge of drink-driving, new research from the RAC has

RAC mechanic checking a car battery

Avoid the ‘flat battery blues’

Nov 19, 2024Comments off

Following the Met Office’s warning of a major change in the weather this weekend, RAC Breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson said: “The arctic conditions predicted next week mean

RAC trials HVO to run seven of its HQ-based recovery trucks

RAC trials HVO to run seven of its recovery...

Nov 13, 2024Comments off

As part of its strategy to reduce carbon emissions the RAC is trialling 100% renewable hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as an alternative fuel to power

Young femail driver in her car

The AA declares that time is right for Grad...

Oct 21, 2024Comments off

At least 58 lives could be saved annually by graduated driver licensing (GDL), estimates* The AA as it steps up its calls for the system

Van Driver

RAC and Continental Automotive launch telem...

Sep 24, 2024Comments off

The RAC’s dedicated telematics division, RAC Connected, is offering business vehicle operators a safer and more efficient method of fleet management through a new partnership with

Car being fueled with green petrol pump

RAC calls on retailers to cut fuel price by...

Aug 30, 2024Comments off

The RAC is issuing an urgent appeal to the UK’s biggest fuel retailers to do the right thing and cut fuel prices at the pumps

The NAO publishes its report on the state o...

Jul 24, 2024Comments off

The National Audit Office (NAO) issued its report on the current state of England’s local roads, and it is not good news. Their detailed conclusions

Someone using a mobile phone outdoors

Do you know the emergancy number to dial in...

Jul 22, 2024Comments off

With Brits set to take millions of car trips across the Channel this summer,* new RAC research has found six-in-10 (62%) don’t know the right

Cars on a country road

AA calls for graduated driving licence for ...

Jul 01, 2024Comments off

The AA is calling for the introduction of a Graduated Driver Licence (GDL), which would help address teenage deaths on the roads by limiting same-age