The RAC is urging drivers to be mindful of their car batteries during the Christmas holiday season, as the first working Monday of the new year (January 6th) is expected to be a peak day for breakdown calls.
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An estimated 29.3m Christmas getaway journeys will be made by drivers to see friends and family in the run-up to the 25th
A study by the RAC and INRIX predicts that a staggering 21 million leisure trips will be taken between today, December 18, and Christmas Eve, with 60% of these trips concentrated in the last three days before the big day.
Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas is one of the most popular festive songs, but you could be playing it out of the speakers of the musician’s own Ferrari.
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The AA said Friday will be the busiest day on the roads this week, with an estimated 16.9 million journeys being made across the UK.
The RAC said motorists are being “heartlessly overcharged” as the average price per litre of petrol is around 153p, with diesel at 176p.
UK drivers are embarking on an estimated 20 million car trips to see friends and family in the run-up to Christmas Day.
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The busiest days for getaway travel will be December 23 and Christmas Eve – which will both see nearly 17 million cars on UK roads, the AA estimated.
People tend to spend a little more time than usual behind the wheel when travelling over the festive period. Be it trips to see family, meeting up with friends or taking a short break away, Christmas might see you taking your car out and about more than you might do during the rest of the year.
SWVaux would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and we hope you all have a wonderful New Year!
One of the best things about Christmas is the fact that you get to spend time with relatives – Covid restrictions and symptoms allowing, of course.
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Drivers are planning to undertake around 13 million separate trips by car to see friends and family during the coronavirus ‘travel window’ between December 23 and 27.
Motorists have collectively drive a total of an estimated 4.3bn miles – an average of 449 miles each – criss-crossing the country to see friends and family over the Christmas break, new figures from the RAC suggest.
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(more…)Gridlock is set to ensure this week as drivers prepare to make more than 20 million leisure journeys in the run-up to Christmas.
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Christmas is great. Great for family, great for food, the list is almost endless. One thing it isn’t great for is driving. The festive period can spell havoc on the roads of Britain, especially when it comes to doing that all-important Christmas shopping. Thankfully, road safety charity IAM Roadsmart has Read more…
Half of motorists think drink-drivers are more likely to be caught out during the run-up to Christmas than at any other time of the year, according to new research.
As the countdown to Christmas begins, drivers are being warned they are nearly three times more likely to be breathalysed in December than a normal month.