Motoring News
- Cost-of-living pressures ‘cause young drivers to put off repairs’
Inflation and the cost-of-living crisis are causing young drivers not to maintain their cars properly, risking their safety and that of other road users, research from the RAC has found. A quarter of young drivers aged 17-24 (26 per cent) say they have put off necessary repairs to their cars to save money while nearly… Read more: Cost-of-living pressures ‘cause young drivers to put off repairs’ - Drivers set to make 14m leisure trips this bank holiday weekend
More than 14 million drivers are set to make leisure trips this bank holiday weekend – nearly two million more than last year, data from the RAC suggests. Saturday is expected to be the busiest “getaway” day of the weekend on the roads, with the RAC’s research of 2,316 UK drivers showing as many as… Read more: Drivers set to make 14m leisure trips this bank holiday weekend - Brakes and tyres overwhelmingly cause most ‘dangerous’ MOT failures
Lamps, reflectors and indicators continue to be the most frequent reasons for vehicles fail their MOTs, but it’s problems with brakes and tyres that are more likely to lead to the most serious failures, according to DVSA data analysed by the RAC. Failures for non-working headlights, indicators and reflectors accounted for just over a quarter… Read more: Brakes and tyres overwhelmingly cause most ‘dangerous’ MOT failures - Next generation of drivers ‘would prefer first car to be electric’
Nearly half (42 per cent) of new drivers would prefer their first car to be fully electric (26 per cent) or in part electric i.e. a hybrid (16 per cent), after passing their driving test, a survey has found. The YouGov poll of nearly 500 existing and prospective learner drivers in Britain, commissioned by the… Read more: Next generation of drivers ‘would prefer first car to be electric’ - Call for ‘drastic action’ as fuel prices continue to soar
The average price of petrol increased by 11p a litre in May – the second largest monthly increase ever seen, data from RAC Fuel Watch shows – prompting fears that average prices could rocket to £2 a litre. A litre of unleaded rose from 162.87p at the start of May to 174.02p by the close.… Read more: Call for ‘drastic action’ as fuel prices continue to soar