Thousands of UK families face a flat Easter as tyre-related callouts - over one of the busiest periods on UK roads - are likely to hit one every 45 seconds, according to research by AA Tyres,. And with more than 15 million cars on the roads over the Easter period, almost four million motorists** could be “dicing with death”, as separate research provided to the AA by TyreSafe, the … [Read more...]
Severn Bridge Tolls to be halved
News that tolls on the Severn bridges will be halved has been described as a step in the right direction by the Freight Transport Association. George Osborne announced as part of his Budget statement yesterday that the Government will halve tolls on the Severn River Crossings, once the Crossings are in public ownership, subject to public consultation. Alongside this, it will also review the … [Read more...]
M-phobia hits half of drivers, says AA
Almost half of motorists know friends or family who avoid driving on motorways. More than one in 10 women say that they avoid driving on motorways due to nerves. One quarter of drivers are even nervous when they know that family or friends are making a journey on a motorway. New figures show that one in 50 people, 13,000 per day, planning a route on AA Route Planner are driving extra … [Read more...]
Fraudsters and claims companies blamed for continuing premium rises
British Insurance Premium Index for the third quarter shows that costs have sharply risen again for the second quarter in succession, except for Northern Ireland, where premiums have fallen. This follows two years of falling premiums, prompted by reforms intended to cut the number of fraudulent car insurance claims, particularly for whiplash injury, which have had little effect. With the … [Read more...]
Speed awareness courses among highest in Wales
Drivers and riders in Wales are among the most likely to break the law, says the AA. It has looked at the number of drivers and riders who attended speed awareness courses and found 19% came from Wales. Educating drivers, riders and pedestrians about road safety risks will have more effect than heavy handed prosecutions, according to the AA president giving the keynote speech to police … [Read more...]
Learn the secrets of the lights and stay ‘appy
Hundreds of thousands of cars will find new owners over the next two months but the joy of a replacement vehicle can be cut short when an unfamiliar warning light appears. However, help is now just a fingertip away with the AA app, which can help drivers identify the symbols and take appropriate action. The AA alone averages around 17,000 warning light-related call-outs a month – including … [Read more...]
Councils guilty of entrapment, say motorists
Camera enforcement of bus lanes appears to be overtaking parking tickets as the major cause of complaint from drivers of alleged entrapment, according to the AA. Complaints from Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Bristol and London seem to top the list. The number one complaint appears to be drivers wishing to turn left who often inadvertently merge left into the bus lane early for safety … [Read more...]
Landmark atlas opened by AA
For the past 30 years the motorists of Great Britain have been finding their way around the nation with the help of the AA’s Road Atlas Britain. The 2016 editions of the AA’s range of Road Atlases for Britain includes over 136,000 miles of UK roads mapped out in each atlas as well as over 31,000 cities, towns and villages helping motorists find not only their destination but also a plethora of … [Read more...]
Changing policy polarity could boost EV take up with families
Millions of second cars could be electric, AA president told electric car industry Sparking the electric vehicle revolution could be achieved by flipping current thinking and homing in on the family second car, Edmund King, the AA’s president, will argue at this week’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership conference prior to the Battersea Formula E Grand Prix this weekend. In his presentation ‘Can … [Read more...]
Premiums “unsustainable” in face of unrelenting fraud claims
The shoparound average premium has fallen by a fiver over first quarter of 2015 but low premiums cannot last, say the AA. There was good news for motorists as the average quoted premium for a typical annual comprehensive car insurance policy fell over the first three months of the year. That’s according to the latest benchmark AA British Insurance Premium Index, which has shown the average … [Read more...]