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Small firms in vehicle breakdown risk

Of the hundreds of thousands of small business vehicles protected by the RAC, 31% are expected to suffer a breakdown this year.

16 May

RAC patrols deal with fewer pothole-related breakdowns

RAC patrols attended fewer pothole-related breakdowns in the first three months of 2019 than they have in any first quarter for three years.

10 May

Smartphone video helps RAC assess faults remotely

The RAC has started using smartphone video technology to fix issues remotely, meaning that stranded motorists may not have to wait for a patrol to arrive.

1 May

Fleets warned Easter traffic jams to peak on Good Friday

Traffic data from mobility analytics provider Inrix indicates that jams will peak on Good Friday, with major routes clogging up between 11am and 4.30pm.

15 Apr

RAC business roadside managing director Phil Ryan and Groupe PSA parts and service director Richard Dyson

RAC wins five-year deal with Groupe PSA

RAC’s patrols will support drivers of Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall and DS cars and vans, including fleet customers driving in the UK and Europe.

8 Apr

New trailer gives RAC patrols all-wheels-up recovery capability

The RAC has developed and launched a new type of trailer that provides flatbed recovery capability to its breakdown patrol vans.

8 Apr

Easter holiday traffic warning as schools break up

The RAC is warning motorists to prepare for possible congestion as millions of families take to the road for the Easter break at the end of this week.

4 Apr

Diesel pump price could fall by 3p a litre

The price of diesel should fall by around 3p a litre in the next fortnight, whereas petrol looks set to rise further.

3 Apr

Use fuel duty to pay for pothole repairs, say motoring groups

Local authorities are filling a pothole every 17 seconds, but still paid out £6.9m in pothole compensation claims, according to this year’s ALARM survey.

26 Mar

Handheld mobile phone use at the wheel ‘getting worse’

Younger working-age drivers and those in London the worst offenders, as RAC warns of ‘fading impact’ of penalties introduced in 2017.

21 Mar

New law to tackle rogue private parking firms

Fleets will have greater protections against bogus parking penalties as new measures to clamp down on rogue private parking firms become law.

18 Mar

Smart motorway red ‘X’ signs ignored by almost one in four

Almost one quarter (23%) of drivers have driven in a lane on smart motorway closed by the red ‘X’ sign in the past year, RAC research suggests.

8 Mar

Average price of diesel increases in February

Diesel and petrol pump prices increased in February marking the end of three consecutive months of price reductions on the UK’s forecourts.

5 Mar

Support for long-range cameras to enforce motoring offences

The camera, which can catch drivers from up to 1km away who speed, tailgate, use handheld mobile phones or do not wear seatbelts, is being trialled by Gloucestershire Police.

21 Feb