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Fuel prices continue rising
- 24/06/2022
- 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 189.33p, taking a full tank [...] -
Industry reacts to Highway Code proposals
- 22/04/2022
- 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 [...] -
March sees record fuel prices
- 11/04/2022
- 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 11.62p to end the month at 163.28p per litre – the largest ever increase [...] -
RAC partners with Zap-Map
- 14/03/2022
- 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, [...] -
RAC secures new VM contract
- 04/01/2022
- 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 [...] -
Barriers to buying revealed
- 02/12/2021
- 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 [...] -
Parking fines set for record levels
- 25/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New figures reveal 1.95 million motorists received parking fines from private firms in the first three months of the 2021-22 financial year compared with 497,678 in the first quarter of last year. With fines capped at £100, private firms issued demands for up to £840m in 2019/20 and £195m in the first three [...] -
Drivers dumbfounded by smart motorways
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new survey has found that more than 60% of drivers think smart motorway schemes should be scrapped entirely and the hard shoulder reinstated. The RAC Report on Motoring 2021 found that 62% of UK drivers want to abandon smart motorways while retaining the technology that manages traffic flows and detects [...] -
RAC secures EV contract with Renault
- 13/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The RAC has secured a contract with Renault UK to provide roadside assistance for all its brand-new electric vehicles (EVs) as well as all those EVs still covered by its three-year warranty. Renault’s decision to appoint the RAC as its breakdown partner is a move away from the previous model which was primarily [...] -
London drivers facing further costs
- 09/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Drivers in London could soon face even steeper expenses in the capital, after it was announced that Transport for London has launched a consultation to raise the cost of fines on red routes by £30. This would see fines on red routes rise from £130 to £160. Although the city’s red routes make up just five per [...]