RAC calls on private parking industry to publish ‘full and transparent’ complaints and appeals data
In a bid to ensure drivers are treated fairly by private parking companies the RAC is calling on the industry to publish ‘full and transparent’ complaints data to back up its claims that drivers who challenge tickets do often succeed. Currently the industry’s two trade associations – the British Parking Association (BPA) and the International […]
RAC responds as Government launches crackdown on ‘misleading’ private parking firms
The RAC’s head of policy, Simon Williams, has issued a response to the Government’s efforts to tackle the issue of private parking companies’ unethical practices. “We desperately need a government-backed private parking code of practice to be brought into force to protect drivers,” said Williams. “But it’s important to realise this latest consultation is only happening […]
RAC Insurance offers new connected motor products thanks to telematics partnership
RAC Insurance has announced an exclusive partnership with telematics insurance specialist Ticker to licence and distribute a suite of connected motor insurance products aimed at consumers. A brand-new telematics insurance policy has launched for new and young drivers, which will be followed by further products aimed specifically at older drivers and those who drive low […]
One-in-six drivers who ignore MOT advisories suffer a breakdown, warns RAC
One-in-six drivers (17%) who did not act on advisory notices following an MOT in the last 12 months – an estimated 6m people – went on to experience a vehicle breakdown or were involved in a collision as a result, according to new RAC research. Of the 1,460 drivers who have had their vehicle recently […]
Latest provisional data shows road fatalities rose in 2024
In the last decade road fatality trends have been generally stable (excluding the period impacted by COVID-19), with a steady decline in overall casualties. In reported road collisions in Great Britain in 2024 there were an estimated: Of the road user groups with the most casualties the statistics show that in Great Britain the year […]
RAC reacts to launch of National Parking Platform
Following the news from the Government that the National Parking Platform is set to launch, RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said: “Paying to park a car should be one of the simplest things any driver does, but things have got much more complicated in recent years – a point demonstrated by the fact there are so many […]
Drivers support court-ordered ‘alcolocks’ to tackle drink-drive reoffending
More than half of motorists (53%) want to see the Government allow courts to order anyone convicted of drink-driving to have ‘alcolocks’ fitted to their vehicles to prevent them reoffending, a new RAC study has found. While almost a quarter (23%) of the 1,763 drivers surveyed by the RAC didn’t think the introduction of the […]
RSTA Chief Executive Mike Hansford joins MPs and roads experts as they meet face-to-face to help solve Britain’s pothole crisis
The Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), Mike Hansford, has met face-to-face with MPs and other leading industry figures to debate and discuss how to solve the UK’s pothole crisis. More than 70 parliamentarians were yesterday given unrivalled insight in how best to tackle the UK’s pothole crisis at a first-of-its-kind event […]
‘Pothole breakdowns’ double in first three months of 2025, says RAC
RAC patrols attended 9,439 pothole-related breakdowns in the first three months of 2025 – more than double the number they were called out to between October and December last year, new data from the RAC’s Pothole Index shows. What’s more, call-outs for damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs or distorted wheels – the breakdowns most likely to […]
RAC predicts busiest Easter bank holiday on the roads in three years with 19m trips expected
RAC is predicting a ‘hat-trick of hold-ups’ as around 2.7m trips are planned on Thursday 18, Good Friday 19 and Saturday 20 April. This year’s Easter bank holiday weekend could be the busiest since 2022 – the first full getaway after COVID lockdowns – with more than 19m leisure journeys planned, according to a new study of […]