20mph speed limits have little impact on road safety
Cutting speed limits on urban roads to 20mph does not significantly improve safety, a new report suggests.
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Motorists avoiding eyesight tests to keep licence
Close to one in five drivers has said that they’d delayed their recommended two-year eyesight check-up, a new survey has found.
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One in three drivers struggled with the cost of motoring in the past month
More than one in three motorists have struggled to afford the cost of driving in the past month, a new survey has found.
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The majority of drivers are against relaxing MOT rules
More than half of respondents (55%) to a RAC poll of 1,435 motorists said they felt halving the frequency of vehicle examinations from every year to every two years was a bad idea.
Track driving boosts mood more than a gym workout, finds study
Driving on a circuit has a more positive impact on a person’s mood than a visit to the gym, a new study has discovered.
UK motorists faced £18 billion car repair bill over the past year
Research found repair costs ranged from £37 to almost £1,796, with 64% of the 2,320 UK drivers surveyed saying they had had to pay out for repairs at some point over the past 12 months.
Motorists planning to miss or delay car servicing amid cost of living increase, survey says
The survey of 2,000 drivers by the Motor Ombudsman found that the majority of respondents who do not currently have a service plan in place are planning to miss their recommended servicing schedule in the face of the surging cost of living.
Car headlights ‘too bright’ as drivers increasingly dazzled
A new RAC study of 2,700 drivers’ views has found 63% of drivers who get dazzled say it’s happening more often than a year or two ago.
Vast majority of motorists want speed cameras to check tax, insurance and MOT, study finds
A survey of 2,000 motorists by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart found that 89% would be in favour of using existing technology to catch drivers flouting the law.
More than a third of motorists driving with damaged alloy wheels
New research suggests more than a third of motorists are driving vehicles with damaged alloy wheels.
Drivers want motorway speed limit cut when it rains
The RAC poll of 2,100 motorists indicated that 72% would like the standard 70mph limit cut in wet conditions to boost safety and encourage better driving habits.
Millions of garages too full of junk to store cars
More than half (53%) of drivers with garages surveyed for the RAC said they never put their cars in them.
MOT garages pass nearly one in seven vehicles that should have failed
Close to one in seven vehicles that passed their MOT last year should have failed, according to a new investigation.
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Nearly half of UK drivers putting off essential car maintenance in 2020
Close to half of UK motorists have delayed servicing their cars or performing essential maintenance during 2020, a new survey has found.
Mobile video calls pose ‘clear and present danger’ on UK roads
Nearly a fifth (18%) of young drivers admit to video calling while behind the wheel, a new survey suggests.
Thousands of drivers suffer pothole breakdowns despite low traffic during lockdown
Thousands of drivers suffered pothole-related breakdowns between April and June despite traffic volumes plummeting amid the coronavirus lockdown, new figures show.
Four in 10 drivers concerned by the state of other cars due to MOT extension
More than four out of 10 motorists (45%) are concerned about the condition of other vehicles on the road because of the MOT extension, a new survey suggests.
Coronavirus no barrier to getting cars MOT’d and serviced, say drivers
One in seven drivers plan to make full use of the six-month MOT extension, a new survey suggests.
Motorists urged to put safety first and ‘Get Road Ready’
New research has revealed that millions of motorists are risking a blowout by driving with underinflated tyres following weeks of not using their cars.
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Kwik-Fit Warns on MoT Extension
Research by Kwik Fit reveals that almost 1.1 million unroadworthy vehicles are set to return to the UK’s streets as the lockdown begins to ease and people increasingly take to their cars.
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