New tech driving up age of the UK car parc
New technology is driving up the age of the UK car parc, with greater reliability and the gradual switch to electric making motorists to keep their cars for longer. According […]
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August Bank Holiday traffic to peak at 17.6 million journeys
New data is predicting that 17.6 million leisure journeys are expected to take place by car over the August Bank Holiday weekend. According to the RAC and INRIX, three million […]
Drivers extend standard warranty as car parc ages
New research has revealed that 35% of motorists who buy a car from the RAC Dealer Network extend the standard warranty. The findings come from more than 17,000 surveys carried […]
Penalty points for unroadworthy vehicles up 52% in 2024
The number of people penalised for driving unroadworthy vehicles has gone up by 52% in a year, according to the RAC. It analysed data received from the Driver and Vehicle […]
Fuel prices rise again in July
Fuel prices rose for the second month in row in July, with petrol going up by nearly 1p a litre and diesel rising by almost 2p. According to RAC Fuel […]
Drink driving falls but drug driving fatalities rising
New government data has revealed a fall in road deaths caused by drink driving but a sharp rise in fatalities as a result of drug driving. It found that 260 […]
RAC urges private parking companies to release data
The RAC is calling on private parking companies to publish ‘full and transparent’ complaints data to prove their claims that drivers who challenge tickets often succeed. The industry’s two trade […]
RAC warns of 27 million getaway car journeys
Traffic on UK roads is expected to reach record levels this week, with nearly 27 million getaway car journeys planned in the next seven days. New data released by the […]
RAC reports rise in breakdowns as temperatures soar
The RAC has reported a significant rise in breakdowns due partly to the soaring temperatures across the UK. Temperatures in the UK have regularly topped 30°C this month, with the […]
Middle East tension drives up UK fuel prices
Fuel prices have risen by 2p a litre after three months of declining prices, according to analysis from RAC Fuel Watch. It found that unleaded now costs 134.17p a litre […]
CMA warns that UK fuel prices still too high
UK fuel prices remain too high, according to the latest quarterly report published by the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA). It found that fuel prices across the UK decreased for […]
Drivers fined £1m from 36 new yellow box junctions
RAC research has revealed that just 36 newly enforced yellow box junctions cost drivers nearly £1m in fines in 2024. Yellow box junctions are areas marked with yellow criss-cross lines on […]
