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Fuel price cuts ‘should be bigger’
- 21/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Big supermarkets have announced further price cuts at the pumps, but the cuts should be bigger according to the RAC. Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons will all drop the price of petrol and diesel by 1p per litre, yet RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams claims this is not a true reflection of wholesale [...] -
Mobile phone prosecutions drop drastically
- 19/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Fewer motorists are being prosecuted for using their mobile phone while driving than ever before, according to official figures seen by the RAC – with prosecutions down by 47% between 2009 and 2014. The fall comes despite figures from the Department for Transport showing a persistent number of drivers are still [...] -
Speed fines contested via Telematics
- 19/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
More than a third (35%) of businesses in the UK have used telematics tracking technology to contest either a speeding fine or a false insurance claim, new research from RAC Business reveals. According to the research among 500 UK businesses, 18% of companies have used telematics data to prove that a driver [...] -
RAC launches Black Box Insurance
- 15/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The RAC is rewarding motorists who prove they are safe drivers from this week with the launch of a Black Box Insurance scheme. Drivers can show how safe they are by installing telematics technology, which records their behaviour behind the wheel. As many as 500,000 UK drivers already have insurance telematics [...] -
Millions driving with dashcams
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Almost three million motorists are now recording their journeys with on-board dash cams, according to a new RAC study. And the survey carried out by the motoring organisation suggests millions more - 52% of those polled - are thinking about getting one. One in four believe fitting a dash cam will make their [...] -
RAC expands dealer network in NI
- 18/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The RAC has signed up 45 dealers to its used car network in Northern Ireland in just three months, rapidly creating a strong presence in the country. This has been achieved since Coleraine-based Tom Reid was appointed the RAC Dealer Network’s representative in the region. He explained that dealers were [...] -
RAC and Lex Autolease form alliance
- 04/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are being promised a better deal with handling their company cars thanks to a new alliance between the RAC and leasing specialist Lex Autolease. The two companies have joined forces offering a new vehicle leasing service, aimed at supporting business growth and providing [...] -
RAC urges against blanket lights-out
- 31/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The RAC has urged local authorities against a knee-jerk reaction following new evidence which suggests motorists are at no greater safety risk with street lights off at night. This should not mean a blanket switch-off. Instead a ‘halfway house’ with selective lights left on and low-cost, better-quality lamps [...] -
RAC leads on crash detection accuracy
- 31/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Independent tests have proven that RAC Telematics’ crash detection accuracy is far above current industry averages. TRL, the UK’s transport research laboratory, confirmed the crash detection accuracy of RAC Telematics in a series of controlled tests. The results show a 92% accuracy in detecting crash and [...] -
RAC launches free listing service
- 31/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car advertising on the raccars.co.uk website is to become completely free for dealers from today in a move that looks set to ‘revolutionise’ the car portal sector. The change – which could save the average dealer an estimated £50,000 per year – is designed to lower the cost of selling cars for dealers and [...]