The number of roads policing officers in England and Wales has reduced by more than 1,000 in the last 10 years, RAC data revealed. Back in 2015 there were 5,237 officers across 43 police forces working in a range of roles from traffic units on the roads to safety camera partnerships focused on mobile speed enforcement. As of 2025, this has fallen to just … [Read more...]
Council cost cuts deepening potholes
The RAC and the Road Surface Treatments Association have written to the Minister for the Future of Roads Lilian Greenwood calling for the Government to introduce mandatory training for councils who carry out little or no maintenance to prevent potholes forming. At the start of Pothole Prevention Week (8-14 September), the two organisations have joined … [Read more...]
On and off pavement parking problems
Eight-in-10 drivers (83%) want the Government to take action to tackle pavement parking in England, but they’re split on how best to approach the problem, new RAC research shows. Forty-two percent are supportive of an outright ban on parking on pavements in England, while a virtually identical proportion (41%) instead want to see councils given powers to … [Read more...]
17.6m leisure journeys this weekend
A massive 17.6m leisure journeys are expected to take place by car this August bank holiday with drivers in England and Wales eager to enjoy the last long weekend before Christmas. The RAC expects traffic to build from Friday to Saturday with 3m getaway trips likely to take place this Friday 22 August, rising to 3.4m on Saturday 23 August. A further 2.4m … [Read more...]
Buyers opting to extend warranties
More than one in three (35%) people buying a car from the RAC Dealer Network are opting to extend the standard warranty, new data from JudgeService shows. The results, compiled from more than 17,000 customer surveys completed across the 1,400 dealers who are part of the network, also shows that 57% say that the presence of the RAC brand had a positive … [Read more...]
Fines and points soaring for unroadworthy vehicles – RAC
The number of people receiving penalty points on licences for driving unroadworthy vehicles has jumped 52% over just 12 months, reveals new data analysed by the RAC’s mobile servicing and repairs division. Following a Freedom of Information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the RAC found that a total of 13,109 penalty point endorsements … [Read more...]
20mph limit is slowing Wales as drink drive rises
Welsh Conservatives have renewed calls for scrapping Labour’s 20mph speed limit policy, as new data confirms journey times across Wales are getting longer. With over 134,000 drivers caught speeding since the law came into force, it’s clear the policy is causing confusion and disruption. The Welsh Conservatives continue to call for the unpopular approach to … [Read more...]
RAC wants clarity over private parking fine appeals
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. As it stands, the industry’s two trade associations – the British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 July
In a landmark hearing, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has seen a record-breaking fine imposed on a company with repeated overloading offences, following a hearing at Bristol Magistrates’ Court. Starling Distribution Services Limited was ordered to pay £759,000 after being convicted of overloading and defective vehicle offences for the fourth time. … [Read more...]
Yellow perils are money boxes for councils, says RAC
Drivers in 10 local authority areas newly enforcing yellow box junctions paid fines worth a combined £998,640 last year after apparently falling foul of the rules governing them, new RAC data analysis shows. Up until May 2022, only councils in London and Cardiff could enforce yellow box junctions and other moving traffic contraventions, such as driving the … [Read more...]
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