Survey suggests drivers want lower motorway limits in the rain
A new survey is suggesting nearly three-quarters of drivers would like to see the standard 70mph speed limit on motorways reduced in wet weather. The RAC spoke to 2,100 drivers and found 72% want a reduction to improve road safety and encourage better driving habits. France is currently the only country in Europe to have […]
RAC and British Gas team up on home EV charger installation and specialist tariff
The RAC and British Gas have joined forces in an attempt to make it easier and more affordable for drivers to make the switch to an electric car. The new partnership means customers can have a smart 7kW home charge point installed by a British Gas engineer and take advantage of a bespoke electricity tariff […]
RAC forecasts ‘unprecedented summer’ on the UK’s roads
The RAC is warning this summer will see “unprecedented” levels of traffic on UK roads due to drivers planning in excess of an estimated 29 million holidays in this country, with – 16 million of these in the school holidays alone. RAC Breakdown surveyed 2,500 drivers and found the number making firm UK bookings has […]
RAC responds to news that councils outside London to have new road enforcement powers from December
The RAC has warned against some councils using new enforcment powers relating to moving traffic offences in an ‘over enthusiastic’ way. Councils outside London to have new road enforcement powers from December, due to changes to moving traffic offences (such as drivers stopping in yellow box junctions). RAC spokesman Simon Williams said: “It’s right that councils […]
Survey suggests public want more enforcement and pothole spending
A major survey by the RAC suggests the majority of drivers want to see more average speed enforcement on motorways and trunk roads and an increased focus on catching people using hand-held mobiles while driving. The RAC’s “Report on Motoring 2020 – driving through the pandemic” study asked the opinion of more than 3,000 drivers […]
RAC reports sharpest quarterly rise in pothole-related call-outs
The RAC says that in the first quarter of 2021, it had to go and help nearly 5,000 drivers who’d been forced to stop because they’d hit a pothole. The motoring club says this is a three-fold increase in the number of such breakdowns compared to the last quarter of 2020. 4,694 drivers called the […]
RAC launches pay per mile insurance
The RAC has launched a new “no ties” insurance system aimed at people driving fewer than 6,000 miles per year. The idea is thanks to the dramatically reduced amount of miles driven by people since Coronavirus restrictions were introduced last year. The Club says data shows drivers are covering 20% fewer miles than two decades […]
89 dashcam videos of driving offences sent to police every day
As many as 89 dashcam video recordings of alleged motoring offences were submitted to police forces every day in 2019. The RAC says a total of 32,370 pieces of footage were received by 24 police forces that accept video evidence of driving offences from members of the public, double the number recorded in 2018 (15,159). […]
More drivers than ever plan to ‘go electric’ when they next change their cars
Nearly eight-in-10 drivers think that pure electric cars are still too expensive when compared to conventional vehicles of a similar size, but a steadily increasing proportion are planning to choose one when they next change their car. Research from the latest RAC Report on Motoring suggests 9% of the 3,000 respondents to the study said […]
Motorists still concerned by potholes according to new RAC research
The state of local roads is the the UK’s most widespread motoring concern in 2020 despite a dramatic fall in car use during the pandemic, according to research conducted for the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring. This year’s research highlighted a noticeable increase in the number of drivers who say local roads have deteriorated with […]