One-in-six drivers (17%) who didn’t act on advisory notices following an MOT in the last 12 months – an estimated 6m people – went on to experience a vehicle breakdown or were involved in a collision as a result, according to new RAC research. Of the 1,460 drivers who have had their vehicle recently MOT’d, 44% said the test resulted in one or more advisory … [Read more...]
Fuel hits four-year-low but should be cheaper says RAC
Another 2p came off petrol in May making for three consecutive months of falling prices and the lowest average pump price in almost four years, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals. Drivers are now paying the lowest price for petrol since early July 2021 while diesel – which also came down by 2p – has gone below 139p for the first time since 28 September … [Read more...]
Distraction is driving accidents, says RAC
Ordinary things drivers do every day like talking to passengers and daydreaming have been found to be the biggest cause of driving mistakes ahead of more obviously dangerous distractions, reveals new research by the RAC. In total, more than six-in-10 (63%) surveyed said they made a mistake on the roads as a result of being distracted by internal or external … [Read more...]
Tradelines 7 May
The innovative British designed and engineered Morris JE retro van with electric powertrain will be the subject of discussion at Autolink 25 next Tuesday in Leckwith Stadium, Cardiff. Inspired by the 1930s Morris J cv, production is scheduled to start in mid 2026 with both van and subsequently pickup and minibus derivatives having a one-tonne payload and … [Read more...]
Prepare for jams this Bank Holiday weekend
The weekend getaway ‘may’ spell lengthy delays for drivers planning over 17m getaway trips by car – a million more than last year, according to the RAC. Friday 2 May is expected to see the largest volume of leisure travellers on major roads with the study suggesting as many as 3m journeys could be made – just slightly more than the 2.9m and 2.8m planned on … [Read more...]
Private parking fines soaring says the RAC
Private parking firms are on course to issue a record 14.5m tickets to drivers this year with just five companies responsible for almost half, RAC analysis of latest government data shows. In the first half of the 2024/25 financial year, requests to the DVLA from car park management companies for vehicle keeper details hit 7.2m – the equivalent of 41,000 a … [Read more...]
Motorists’ pothole damage deepens
RAC patrols attended 9,439 pothole-related breakdowns in the first three months of 2025 – more than double the number they were called out to between October and December last year, new data from the RAC’s Pothole Index shows. What’s more, call-outs for damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs or distorted wheels – the breakdowns most likely to be … [Read more...]
Easter getaway jams coming for 19 million motorists
This week’s Easter bank holiday getaway could be the busiest since 2022 – the first full break after COVID lockdowns – with more than 19m leisure journeys planned, according to a new study of drivers’ getaway plans by the RAC and traffic analytics specialists INRIX. Research suggests traffic will be equally severe on Thursday, Good Friday and Saturday with … [Read more...]
Road maintenance is dramatically shortening, says RAC
Just 3% of England’s 183,054-mile council-run road network received any form of road maintenance in the last 2023/24 financial year, shows new government data analysed by the RAC. In total, 4,894 miles of all road types were strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2023/24, representing an 18% increase or 750 miles in maintenance work compared to the year … [Read more...]
RAC predicting big pump price cuts
The RAC is predicting a steep fall in fuel prices. RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: “With oil tumbling to its lowest price for four years, drivers ought to see cuts of up to 6p a litre at the pumps ahead of the notoriously busy Easter weekend on the roads. "As long as the barrel carries on trading around or below the $65 mark, retailers will be … [Read more...]
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