Motorists are being urged to get their new year off to a strong start rather than a non-start by making sure they give every car they rely on a good run before the major January return to work on Tuesday 3 January.
On the first working day of 2016, 4 January, the RAC had its busiest day of the year, attending nearly 10,000 breakdowns – a 40% increase on a typical day – with a third of these attributed to flat batteries and it could be higher this year if weather is very cold.