Half of drivers want court-ordered 'alcolock' breathalysers to tackle drink driving
53% of drivers want courts to order drink-driving offenders to have a alcolock breathalyser fitted to their car so they can't drink and drive again, the RAC reveals.
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Revealed: Map shows worst traffic hotspots for May bank holiday as Brits brace for double whammy of chaos on the roads and rails
The worst jams on Friday are expected in the late afternoon and evening when holiday and commuter traffic combine - with motorists urged by experts at the RAC to travel before 10am.
54 days ago
Parking fine Britain unmasked: Just five firms responsible for HALF of all tickets as data shows staggering amount are set to be handed out this year
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The RAC found car park management firms' requests to the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) reached 7.2million in the six months to the end of last September.
56 days ago
Pothole-related breakdowns rocketed in the first three months of the year, RAC says
The motoring group said the data 'sadly shows the pothole plague is as prevalent as ever', revealing that drivers are having to fork out hundreds of pounds for non-puncture repairs.
63 days ago
Thousand miles of roadworks to be lifted ahead of Easter getaway as RAC warns drivers face a 'hat-trick of hold-ups' this weekend
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National Highways will remove blockages from 1,127 miles of motorways and A roads in England, leaving 97.5 per cent of its network free of traffic cones.
71 days ago
Pothole crisis: Only 3% of England's crumbling local roads underwent maintenance last year
In total, just 4,894 miles of 183,054 local roads in England were strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2023/24, the RAC has revealed.
83 days ago
Two in five Britons still reliant on their cars to get to work
The RAC said that despite the Government's 'focus on improving public transport' the research proves that the car 'remains central to so many people's lives'.
4 months ago
Police catch motorists doing 90mph on 30mph roads
A total of 48% forces found drivers going more than three times the 30mph limit, the RAC says.
Revealed: The 30mph roads where police are catching drivers going up to FOUR times the speed limit - where does your local area rank?
Nearly half (48 per cent) of UK police forces caught drivers exceeding 90mph on 30mph roads in the 20 months to the end of August last year, an investigation by the RAC has found.
Price of petrol and diesel has risen for four consecutive months
Petrol went up 2p a litre in January to an average of 139p and diesel by nearly 3p to 145.7p (from 142.9p), the RAC says.