Damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels – issues most likely caused by poor road surfaces – accounted for more call-outs than in any other three-month period from January to March 2021.
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‘Double traffic trouble’ on the cards with drivers planning up to 32m leisure trips over the May Day and Coronation bank holidays
The RAC estimates that up to 32 million leisure trips will be taken by car over the May Day and Coronation Bank holidays.
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Drivers and the RAC Call for Hard Shoulders to be Reinstated on Existing All-Lane-Running Smart Motorways
According to new research by the RAC, 69% of drivers want the hard shoulder to be reinstated on the 235 miles of existing all-lane-running smart motorways.
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Fuel prices fall for fifth straight month, but diesel still seriously overpriced
Fuel prices fell for the fifth straight month in March with another penny coming off petrol and 4p off diesel, according to data from RAC Fuel Watch.
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Wholesale diesel now same price as petrol yet 17p gap on forecourts remains
The wholesale price of diesel is now on a par with petrol yet diesel is still being sold for 17.5p a litre more on average at forecourts across the UK, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals.
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Diesel drivers see no benefit from lower fuel duty rate as retailers hike margins
Diesel drivers – including almost everyone who runs a van for a small business – are continuing to suffer from inflated prices at fuel pumps up and down the country and are seeing no benefit from plummeting lower wholesale costs, despite the Chancellor continuing the fuel duty freeze in Wednesday’s Budget, the RAC is warning.
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Sat navs set to have algorithms updated to move traffic away from shortcuts and back to main roads
Local neighbourhoods across the UK that have been plagued with drivers using their streets as shortcuts are set for some good news.
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Welsh government cancels all major road building projects over fears of more cars and emissions
The Welsh Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters has announced that the country has axed all major road building projects to ‘reduce carbon emissions’ and help in the switch to the way people use the road networks.
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Nearly half of drivers break speed limit on 60mph country roads – highest level seen by RAC since 2016
There has been a significant rise in the proportion of drivers who admit to speeding on 60mph rural roads where more deaths occur than on any other road type, new RAC data* has found.
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Seven-in-10 believe drivers should be responsible for making sure passengers ‘belt up’ – survey
More than two-thirds of motorists believe that drivers should be responsible for making sure that all passengers in a vehicle wear seatbelts, a new survey has found.
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Drivers warned that potholes will ‘start peppering the roads’
Drivers are being warned to expect a surge in potholes due to the large amount of rain that fell either side of December’s freezing temperatures.
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Fuel price reductions in December ‘should have been far bigger’ – RAC
A reduction in fuel prices last month “should have been far bigger”, according to new analysis.
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Christmas getaway fuel prices at record high
Drivers are being hit by record Christmas getaway fuel prices, new analysis shows.
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Christmas getaway traffic to build throughout week as 20m journeys expected
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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Supermarkets ‘taking advantage’ of drivers with high fuel prices – RAC
Supermarkets are “taking advantage” of drivers by charging “far higher” fuel prices than they should be, a motoring services company has said.
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Diesel rocketed by 10p per litre in October
Owners of diesel vehicles have been hit by the third biggest monthly rise in fuel prices on record.
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Gap between average petrol and diesel tops 20p for the first time
The difference between the average price of petrol and diesel has surpassed 20p a litre for the first time, new figures show.
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Drivers denied 10p cut in petrol prices
Drivers are being denied a further 10p cut in petrol prices due to major retailers hiking profit margins, according to new analysis.
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Petrol drivers still getting ‘raw deal’ despite record fall in pump prices
Petrol drivers continue to get a “raw deal” at the pumps despite a record price drop last month, according to new analysis.
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Majority of forecourts still failing to reflect falling wholesale fuel prices
Just 10% of more than 4,500 UK forecourts are charging a fair price for petrol and diesel, according to new figures from the RAC.
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