The RAC and transport analysts INRIX are warning of a potential ‘double dose of delays’ on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May when the highest number of leisure trips are projected to be made by car – 3.4m on both days respectively.
More than 70 parliamentarians were yesterday given unrivalled insight in how best to tackle the UK’s pothole crisis at a first-of-its-kind event organised by the RAC at Westminster.
This year’s Easter bank holiday weekend could be the busiest since 2022 – the first full getaway 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
More than 21m leisure journeys are expected to be made by car this weekend as most schools in England finish for the Easter holidays, according to an RAC survey of drivers’ getaway plans.
A quarter of drivers (25%) who find vehicle headlights too bright are driving less at night as a result, while 22% say they wish they could, a major new study on headlight glare from the RAC shows.*
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A new RAC study has found that drivers are being unwittingly caught out by ‘confusing’ bus lanes with more than a third (36%) saying they have accidentally driven in one.*
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Pothole-related breakdowns jumped by a fifth (17%) in the final three months of 2024 compared to the previous quarter, a sign of the ongoing poor condition of Britain’s roads, new breakdown data from the RAC’s Pothole Index shows*.
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Eight-in-10 (81%) drivers say they regularly see people ‘excessively speeding’ on all types of roads, new data from the RAC reveals.*
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Power tools have been used in a series of attacks on speed cameras along the scenic Black Mountain Pass (A4069) in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), a road famously featured on BBC’s Top Gear.
(more…)An estimated 29.3m Christmas getaway journeys will be made by drivers to see friends and family in the run-up to the 25th
Figures from the RAC’s 2024 Report on Motoring show half (55%) of drivers under 25 admitted to making and receiving voice calls behind the wheel.
Britain’s notoriously pot-holed roads might finally be getting the repairs they need.
The largest increase in claims was by Surrey council which rose from 734 to 3,418 and Gloucestershire local authority saw the highest amount of refusals on claims by 98%.
Motoring experts have suggested that drivers should expect to see more average speed cameras on the roads in the years ahead.
A major protest is set to take place across Wales on September 17th to mark the first anniversary of the controversial introduction of a 20mph speed limit on most residential roads. Organisers have announced plans for a convoy of vehicles to travel throughout the country, finally gartering in a rally at the Senedd.
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In a move to refine its recently implemented 20mph speed limit across Wales, the Welsh Government has unveiled a series of adjustments following a period of public consultation.
A significant number of Welsh motorists have been hit with fines exceeding £1.28 million for exceeding the newly implemented 20mph speed limit.
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Recent reports from the RAC indicate over 1 million potholes currently plague the nation’s roads, particularly council-controlled routes in England and Wales, where an alarming six potholes are found per mile.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the deployment of the technology will be “a real boost to both safety and our economy”.
British motorists are feeling the strain of neglected roads, with a recent report revealing a hefty £1.48 billion spent on pothole-related repairs in the past year alone.