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Mercedes-Benz extends RAC contract for five years

Mercedes-Benz Cars UK has extended its Roadside Assistance provision with the RAC and will now also look after the Smart road assistance programme.

1 Jul

Average petrol and diesel pump prices down 3p per litre

Tesco, Morrisons and Asda – are all selling unleaded for around £1 per litre, while the cheapest diesel can be found for 104.7ppl at Asda and Morrisons.

4 Jun

Speeding driver clocked at 151mph on M62 during lockdown

New data from the RAC reveals some of the worst incidents of speeding caught by police forces across the country.

1 Jun

Spring bank holiday traffic expected to be ‘quietest on record’

Two-thirds of drivers (68%) do not expect to use their car for leisure over the bank holiday weekend, new data from the RAC suggests.

22 May

Diesel pump price drops and petrol falls below £1 a litre

A litre of petrol now costs less than £1 after three of the UK’s major supermarkets cut pump prices.

11 May

Could cost of diesel fall to £1 per litre?

The average price of diesel fell nearly 3 pence from 117.5p to 114.54p per litre, last month.

6 May

Pothole-related breakdowns rise in first three months of 2020

The number of vehicles requiring recovery due to pothole damage has increased rapidly according to the RAC.

1 May

Traffic increases to levels seen at start of lockdown

The latest transport data shows a "worrying" increase in road traffic, according to Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England.

30 Apr

Speeding incidents 'increase' during lockdown

There is mounting evidence that more drivers are breaking the speed limit as traffic levels fall during the coronavirus crisis.

24 Apr

Coronavirus: Drivers heed ‘stay at home’ message

Almost two-thirds (60%) of drivers are now using their cars once a week or less, new research from the RAC suggests.

17 Apr

Coronavirus: Fleets given SMR advice during lockdown

Company car and van drivers are being urged to step up maintenance checks as the fleet industry adapts to life under lockdown.

27 Mar

Fuel retailers under pressure to reduce UK petrol and diesel prices

The average price of filling up a family car could fall by more than £5 as wholesale oil prices plummet.

16 Mar

Budget 2020: Future of fuel duty freeze

Rumours of a possible hike in fuel duty continue to circulate ahead of the Budget on Wednesday (March 11).

10 Mar

Coronavirus fears drive diesel pump prices down

Diesel drivers enjoyed the 11th biggest monthly drop in pump prices since 2000, with the price of the fuel falling 4p per litre (ppl) in February.

4 Mar

Electric car plugged into a charge point outside Tesco

EV charge points at supermarkets double in two years

The number of electric vehicle (EV) charge points at supermarkets has doubled in the last two years, according to data analysed by Zap-Map and the RAC.

2 Mar

Weather warning for fleets ahead of weekend

Fleet operators and drivers are being warned to be careful on the roads this weekend with Storm Dennis set to batter the UK.

14 Feb

RAC patrols attend a pothole-related breakdown every hour

The RAC saw a 20% upturn in pothole-related breakdowns in the last quarter of 2019, compared to the same period the year before.

15 Jan

Long delays predicted on M1, M25, M5, M6

Drivers are planning more than 31 million getaway trips by car before Christmas Eve bringing gridlock to UK roads, according to the RAC.

17 Dec

Two-thirds say hard shoulder removal compromises safety

Data for the RAC Report on Motoring also revealed six-in-10 drivers (59%) think the distance between SOS areas, at up to 1.6 miles (2.5km) apart, is too great.

29 Nov

Rural roads ‘getting worse’, say drivers

Growing resentment as poor state of roads do not reflect level of motoring taxes being paid, says RAC

21 Nov