RAC

Cracked road surface

Anger at poor state of roads reaches a new ...

Oct 30, 2023Comments off

Frustration over the poor state of the UK’s local roads has reached its highest level in nine years. In the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring*,

Petrol Pumps

Biggest monthly fuel rise in 23 years in Au...

Sep 04, 2023Comments off

The price of petrol rocketed by nearly 7p (6.68p) a litre in August while diesel shot up by 8p, making for the fifth and sixth

Noise Camera

The support for ‘noise’ cameras...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

Drivers want to see cameras that can automatically detect vehicles with illegally loud exhausts or whose engines are revved unnecessarily rolled out across the UK,

Stellantis UK awards RAC five-year roadside assistance contract

Stellantis UK awards RAC five-year roadside...

Jun 12, 2023Comments off

The RAC has signed a five-year contract to provide roadside assistance services to all Stellantis car and van brands in the United Kingdom and Republic

An electric car being charged

Government unlikely to meet motorway EV cha...

May 22, 2023Comments off

The Government looks unlikely to meet its target of having six or more rapid or ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers at every motorway service area in

Pothole-related breakdowns leap during last...

Jan 30, 2023Comments off

RAC patrols attended nearly a quarter (23%) more breakdowns where potholes were likely to blame in the last three months of 2022 compared to the

Half of drivers avoid using lane one on ‘...

Dec 02, 2022Comments off

Half of drivers (49%) say they frequently or occasionally avoid using lane one on ‘all lane running’ smart motorways – a revelation that completely undermines

60% of drivers think the state of local roa...

Nov 16, 2022Comments off

Six-in-10 drivers (60%) believe the condition of local roads they use regularly is worse than a year ago, with a similar proportion (55%) complaining the

Busiest summer school holiday getaway for y...

Jul 20, 2022Comments off

With most schools in England and Wales about to break up for summer, drivers are planning an estimated 18.82m separate leisure trips between Friday and

Cost of filling up rises £9 in June

Jul 07, 2022Comments off

The average cost of a litre of petrol rose a staggering 16.59p in June, smashing the previous 11p record set in March and sending pump