A quarter of drivers have suffered vehicle crime, RAC report suggests
A quarter of drivers (26%) have fallen victim to vehicle crime such as theft or vandalism in the past 12 months, according to new RAC research. Those who live in towns and city centres are much more likely to have been targeted, with 45% of motorists in these areas experiencing vehicle crime compared to just […]
John Wootton remembered: “a mentor, champion, teacher and friend”
More than a hundred highways and transport industry professionals, from their early 20s to their 80s, have met in London to remember the life of industry great, Professor John Wootton CBE, who died last July, aged 88. The memorial lecture – called “Back to the Future” – remembered the founder of Wootton Jeffreys Consultants, first […]
RAC partners with CalAmp to expand RAC Connected telematics
The RAC have announced a strategic partnership with telematics software provider CalAmp to expand the RAC Connected service nationally. RAC Connected is the organisation’s telematics solution for fleet management. The partnership offers RAC Connected customers a new and improved telematics platform with the option to add AI-powered video safety features and automated crash detection as […]
Vital road markings are rapidly disappearing from Britain’s roads, RAC research suggests
A fifth of drivers (21%) claim most road markings in their local areas have faded away, while a further seven-in-10 (71%) state some have, new RAC research has found. When asked whether they believe faded road markings are a recent problem, nearly three-quarters of those questioned (72%) said the issue has got worse in the […]
Council pothole compensation claims rise by 90% in three years
Pothole compensation claims submitted to 177 local authorities have jumped by 91% in just three years – soaring from 27,731 in 2021 to 53,015 in 2024, new data analysed by the RAC suggests. A Freedom of Information request to 207 councils across England, Scotland and Wales representing nearly a quarter of a million (246,510) miles […]
Four-fifths of drivers support alcohol interlocks to tackle drink-driving
Over 80 of drivers in the UK support the introduction of alcohol interlocks to reduce instances of repeat drink-driving, with just 7% against such use and 12% unsure, new RAC figures show. Alcohol interlocks, or ‘alcolocks’, are already used effectively in many other countries including Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. […]
Surface dressing playing ‘crucial role’ in road network protection, says RSTA
The recent increase in use of surface dressing by some local authorities announced by the Road Emulsion Association shows the crucial role surface treatments play in protecting our road network, says the Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA). It is no surprise that preventative treatments such as surface dressing are being more widely used, as not […]
Potholes: New data points to encouraging uptick in prevention work
Vital surface dressing work on Britain’s local roads that is proven to prevent potholes forming increased by 15% this year, new data shared with the RAC has revealed. Figures from the Road Emulsion Association (REA) show around 44.4m square metres of surface dressing – enough to treat the equivalent of around 4,340 miles of road […]
RAC study: 88% of drivers dazzled by oncoming headlights
Nine-in-10 drivers (89%) think some or most car headlights on the UK’s roads are too bright, with an overwhelming majority of these (88%) saying they get dazzled by them while driving, a new RAC study of 2,700 drivers’ views has suggested.The problem of glare from headlights appears to be getting worse with 63% of drivers who get […]
Pothole-related breakdowns up by a quarter in just 12 months, says RAC
The number of drivers falling foul of potholes and breaking down rose by 25% between July and September compared to the same period last year, according to new figures from the RAC’s Pothole Index. RAC patrols attended 5,035 pothole-related breakdowns this summer for jobs such as broken suspension springs, distorted wheels and damaged shock absorbers […]