Fuel price cuts have been announced by filling station owners and it's particularly good news for diesel drivers. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said, “This is excellent news for motorists just as summer has finally arrived. It should now encourage every other retailer to follow suit and lead to a much-needed ‘price cut’ chain reaction across the … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 June
Audi will introduce two advanced new Q SUVs and three e-tron battery electric vehicles while also replacing five ‘core’ models over the next few years. There will be new model generations in five core series, expansion of SUV family, extensive electrification and technology for driverless city cars ready for an initial small series by 2021. The average … [Read more...]
Potholes filling more RAC call-out slots
Despite mild and comparatively dry winter conditions the RAC attended 63% more pothole-related breakdowns in the first quarter of 2017 than they did over the same period in in 2016. In total the RAC dealt with more than 6,500 breakdown jobs between January and March 2017 that were likely to be attributable to poor road surfaces – such as broken … [Read more...]
Quarter of drivers hid points from insurers
Nearly a quarter (23%) of motorists did not inform their insurer the last time they received penalty points on their licence. Research by RAC Insurance has found as many as 2.8m drivers have points on their licences which means around 654,158 drivers may be putting themselves at risk of their insurance policy being declared invalid should their insurer … [Read more...]
Petrol prices hit low in Wales
Petrol prices in Wales are the lowest in the UK. The RAC surveyed forecourts and found the average price of a litre of unleaded in Wales was 118.0p in April and in the month it had moved up just 1.09p. Even diesel costs were towards the lower end of the price scale at 119.94 when the cheapest in Northern Ireland was 119.37p. The RAC says lowered … [Read more...]
Britain’s roads busier than ever, sensors show
Car traffic grew by 2% to 252.6 Billion miles last year, the biggest distance ever recorded by the DoT. We travelled 2.2% more on UK roads last year to a combined 323.7 Billion miles, as counted by sensors. As expected, vans were the biggest mileage users and they went up 4.7% in distance travelled while lorries decreased 0.2%. Pushbikes shot up 23% … [Read more...]
RAC call for more police patrols to fight speeding
The RAC want more police patrols on the road to deter speeders who ignore the new higher penalties. RAC road safety spokesman Pete Williams said, “We welcome the change in sentencing guidelines for gross speeders. Anyone who breaks the limit excessively is a danger to every other road user and is unnecessarily putting lives at risk. “Hopefully, hitting … [Read more...]
Newslines 6 March
Welsh Government is backing the Heathrow third runway expansion and seeking direct flights. It sees potential business opportunities for suppliers based in Wales and will be outlined at a Heathrow Business Summit in Wales this year. Around 1 million 2015 to 2017 Mercedes-Benz vehicles worldwide will be recalled due to a faulty fuse after 51 fires were … [Read more...]
Newslines 18 February
Councils want part of the fuel duty ring-fenced to pay for pothole repairs, which they have blamed on the rise in larger lorries. The RAC has been campaigning for this for several years but disputes the LGA assumption the damage is due to bigger vehicles and says it's an historic problem and the alternative would be smaller but more lorries leading to … [Read more...]
Come clean on fuel revenue, Government told
The RAC is this morning renewing its call for the amount of money generated by fuel duty at each forecourt fill-up to be clearly shown on receipts. It's throwing its weight behind the Vehicle Fuel (Publication of Tax Information) Bill being introduced today by Peter Aldous MP. The changes outlined in the bill, which is promoted by … [Read more...]
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