Motoring experts have suggested that drivers should expect to see more average speed cameras on the roads in the years ahead.
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RAC Urges Regulators to Tackle High Petrol Prices
British drivers are being hit at the pump, according to the motoring group RAC, which claims petrol and diesel prices are significantly higher than they should be.
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The UK’s Pothole Crisis: A £14 Billion Challenge for Road Infrastructure
The UK’s road network faces a significant challenge: a widespread pothole problem. 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. This infrastructure issue poses a safety hazard for motorists, cyclists, and motorcyclists, while also incurring significant financial costs.
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Call to reinstate hard shoulder on smart motorways a year after projects axed
Ministers are being urged to reinstate the hard shoulder on smart motorways.
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Government to launch study into headlight glare following petition
Government to commission a study into headlight glare after RAC research found more drivers being affected.
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Drivers say headlight glare is getting worse – survey
More than four out of five (85%) drivers affected by headlight glare say the problem is getting worse, a survey suggests.
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Drivers Gear Up for Festive Chaos: 21 Million Christmas Getaway Trips Expected
As the festive season approaches, the nation’s roads are set to be inundated with drivers embarking on their Christmas getaways.
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Drivers putting themselves in danger during motorway breakdowns – RAC
Most drivers put themselves in danger during motorway breakdowns, a survey suggests.
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Pothole breakdowns hit record high, says RAC
Vehicle breakdowns caused by potholes have reached a record high due to the “substandard state” of local roads, figures suggest.
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Calls for major retailers to cut petrol by 5p a litre
Major fuel retailers are being urged to cut petrol prices by 5p per litre due to lower wholesale costs.
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Drivers hit by one of the largest monthly fuel price hikes in 23 years
The average price of petrol in the UK rose by 7p per litre in August, the fifth largest monthly increase in 23 years. Diesel prices also rose by 8p per litre, the sixth largest increase over the same period.
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Motorists want noise cameras rolled out to catch offenders
Nearly three out of five drivers (58%) want to see cameras that detect illegally loud vehicles rolled out across the UK, a new survey suggests.
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Foreign roads put the UK’s to shame, say drivers
An overwhelming majority of UK drivers think the roads they’ve driven on in other European countries put the UK’s potholed-plagued streets to shame, new RAC Europe research shows.*
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Pothole-related breakdowns at their highest level for five years, RAC reveals
The poor condition of Britain’s local roads is laid bare by new figures from the RAC which show its patrols went out to more than 8,100 pothole breakdowns between April and June 2023, the highest number in five years.
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Drivers set to embark on nearly 13m getaway trips as schools break up for summer
As schools in England and Wales break up for summer drivers are set to make an estimated 12.6m getaway trips by car this coming weekend, a figure that exceeds the average annual exodus before the pandemic, data from the RAC suggests.
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RAC gives drivers the power to find the cheapest fuel
The RAC has given drivers the power to always be able to find the cheapest petrol and diesel wherever they are by launching the most up-to-date, freely available fuel finding app in the UK.
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A quarter of drivers delay servicing due to the cost-of-living crisis
Nearly a quarter (23%) of motorists are delaying having their car serviced or carrying out maintenance themselves as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.
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Diesel drops by a record 12p a litre in one month but is still 8.5p above the average charged in Northern Ireland
The average price of diesel fell by 12p a litre in May, making for the largest cut ever seen by the RAC since it began tracking fuel prices in 2000.
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Supermarkets cut diesel prices by more than 7p a litre after CMA expresses competition concerns
Major retailers, including supermarkets, have quickened the pace of cutting the price of diesel since the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) expressed concern of weakening competition in the retail fuel market, new RAC analysis shows.
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RAC predicts the busiest late May Bank holiday since 2019
Britain’s drivers are collectively planning an estimated 19.2m leisure car trips between this Friday and the end of the bank holiday Monday, the highest number since before the coronavirus pandemic, a new study by the RAC and INRIX indicates.
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