• Parking fines surge by 50%

    • 28 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Data released by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has revealed a 50% increase in parking tickets issue by private companies, with 30,000 tickets being issued each day It found that a record 27 million tickets were issued between April and June this year, an increase from 18 million in the same period [...]
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  • RAC urges supermarkets to ‘do the right thing’

    • 23 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Data from RAC Fuel Watch has found that supermarkets are currently enjoying margins of about 15p a litre on both petrol and diesel It says that wholesale prices for petrol have fallen by 13p per litre since their October high and diesel prices have fallen by 22p, but these decreases haven’t been transferred to [...]
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  • Drivers dissuaded from EVs by rising bills

    • 17 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that although 14% of drivers says their next car will be an electric vehicle, the proportion of those expecting to switch has shrunk in the last year An RAC survey of 3,000 drivers found that 28% of those surveyed planned to change their vehicles in the near future, down from 36% in 2019, but [...]
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  • Kia extends RAC partnership

    • 7 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Kia UK has extended its long-running roadside assistance partnership with the RAC to the end of 2023 As part of the deal, every new Kia sold will be covered by Kia Roadside Assistance, a fully comprehensive roadside service delivered by the RAC The contract also sees the RAC working closely with Kia’s [...]
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  • Fuel prices continue rising

    • 24 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fuel prices have reached a new record high this week, although there are hopes costs on the forecourt will begin to taper off RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “Just as more people took to their cars on the first day of the rail strikes the average price of petrol increased to 18933p, taking a full tank [...]
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  • Industry reacts to Highway Code proposals

    • 22 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The automotive industry has received the government’s proposed revisions to the Highway Code to accommodate autonomous driving with tentative enthusiasm The updates have been announced following a public consultation, and will allow drivers to check emails and watch films and other programmes on built-in display [...]
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  • March sees record fuel prices

    • 11 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Pump prices rose more in March than in any previous month on record, according to the RAC Fuel Watch This is despite the 5p fuel duty cut announced in the Spring Statement The average cost of a litre of unleaded petrol went up by a huge 1162p to end the month at 16328p per litre – the largest ever increase the [...]
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  • RAC partners with Zap-Map

    • 14 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The RAC has joined forces with EV charge point mapping app Zap-Map to help electric vehicle (EV) drivers find charging locations The app will be distributed to the RAC’s 1,600 patrols via all their devices – phones, laptops and in-van terminals – enabling them to locate the nearest available, suitable, [...]
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  • RAC secures new VM contract

    • 4 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The RAC has signed a deal to provide roadside assistance to SsangYong Motors UK The deal, which was won following a competitive tender process, will see the RAC’s patrols supporting drivers of SsangYong vehicles, and covers both consumer and fleet customers driving in the UK and 48 countries in mainland [...]
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  • Barriers to buying revealed

    • 2 December 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The top 10 barriers named by consumers when considering buying a used car have been revealed in new research for the RAC Dealer Network Having to travel too far to view a vehicle is the number one reason, named by 46% of people It is followed by a lack of detail in the description (44%), an absence of someone to [...]
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