Scotland enforces three new Low Emission Zones - RAC reaction
The RAC issues advice for drivers as Scotland enforces three new Low Emission Zones.
The RAC issues advice for drivers as Scotland enforces three new Low Emission Zones.
RAC responds to the Welsh Government's reversion of its 20mph speed limit on certain local roads
Almost every yellow box junction of 100 analysed in London and Cardiff is bigger than it needs to be to prevent traffic congestion, leading to countless unnecessary fines for drivers, a new study commissioned for the RAC has found.
The RAC reacts to the policy announcements made today
The RAC reacts to reports this morning
Drivers want to see cameras that can automatically detect vehicles with illegally loud exhausts or whose engines are revved unnecessarily rolled out across the UK, according to new RAC research.
Six-in-10 drivers (58%) questioned by the RAC said they would be in favour of so-called ‘noise cameras’ being widely used once the findings of the Department for Transport’s £300,000 trials, which bega
The RAC reacts to a new consultation launched by councils in London
Drivers likely to be unfairly fined due to lack of understanding of government guidance
RAC says Mayor’s current vehicle scrappage scheme is akin to using ‘a plughole to drain an Olympic-sized swimming pool’
The RAC reacts to the news of a new speed enforcement trial in London
Estimated 1.9m vehicle journeys in the capital deemed non-ULEZ compliant each month, compared to just 329,527 in the original zone
RAC warns of ‘an avalanche of penalty charge notices being wrongly issued to drivers’ once councils are allowed to enforce box junctions, and commissions report into potential problems
Of the 105,641 uninsured drivers caught in 2020, frighteningly 23 were aged just 13
The RAC reacts to new data published this morning
Commenting on the introduction tomorrow (Monday) of an expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone in London, RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said:
“Drivers in London need to be prepared for a much larger ultra-low emission zone from Monday. Strict emissions standards mean that, as a general rule of thumb, anyone with a diesel car registered prior to September 2015 needs to check to see if their ve
The RAC reacts to new figures released today
From December, councils outside London and Cardiff will be allowed to enforce moving traffic offences
The RAC reacts to a written statement made to MPs today
Majority of drivers believe current 14-year maximum is insufficient, while 40% back the ‘Violet-Grace Law’ amendment
The enforcement of moving traffic offences such as stopping on a yellow box junction, making an illegal turn or driving down a ‘no entry’ road raked in £58.2m in 2018/19 for local authorities