Dangerous handheld phone use at the wheel rockets among some age groups
After a fall in the proportion of drivers admitting to using a handheld phone while driving in 2017 following the introduction of tougher penalties, new RAC figures show the problem…
A rough month for drivers: petrol suffers second consecutive monthly price rise in March
The average price of petrol rose for the second month in row with a litre going up by 2p in March to 122.58p, data from RAC Fuel Watch* shows. This…
New measures to clamp down on rogue private parking firms become law – RAC reaction
Following the announcement that measures to give drivers greater protection against rogue private parking operators have become law – as the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 – RAC head…
EU plans to make advanced safety features mandatory on vehicles – RAC comment
Commenting on the EU’s aims for the revised General Safety Regulation for vehicles, due to come into force as of 2022 and including Intelligent Speed Assistance, RAC road safety spokesperson…
Weather and travel update from the RAC – 1 February 2019
RAC chief operations director James Knight said: “Our teams continue to work flat out to reach drivers in some challenging conditions and today we expect our patrols to attend seven…