Britain seems to be moving back towards the record high petrol prices of 2008, according to the AA. A year ago the average motorist was paying about 90.7p per litre; the current average price is about £1.15. AA said that the average cost of petrol for a two-car family is running about £50 a month more . . . → Read More: Petrol on its way to new high
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The AA has done quite a lot of research on the subject of motoring convictions as related to gender. Among all of the motorists on the road, approximately 18% have been convicted of some sort of motoring offence; however in that 18%, the number of men found guilty of an offence was far higher than the . . . → Read More: Men commit more motoring offences than women According to highly respected breakdown and motor insurance company the AA, the number of times ordinary motorists are being pulled over by police in cases of mistaken identity is on a steep upward curve. The motoring institution says that police are pulling people over to check if they are driving with a viable licence and are then . . . → Read More: Poor vehicle registration IDs catching more uninsured motorists It is tough to be a car owner in the current economy with the amount of congestion on the streets increasing, the price of petrol sky rocketing, and more road taxes on their way supposedly after the election. Outside of these concerns, there is also new research from the AA watch group that shows that car insurance . . . → Read More: AXA offer 90% car insurance premium reduction The AA found that the snow and ice storms that brushed across Britain last week also brought with it an additional rise in car insurance claims. On Friday AA car insurance had about 100 claims for accidents by lunch time due to the icy and snowy conditions. The most common claim for the day was a rear end . . . → Read More: AA see huge rise in car insurance weather claims AA Insurance is asking authorities to take it easy on drivers who may have documents that are delayed due to the postal strike. Director of AA insurance, Simon Douglas, stated that many of Britain’s 30 million drivers and still depend heavily on the post when it comes to paperwork that deals with motoring. Thus, the postal strike can . . . → Read More: AA asks authorities to be reasonable during postal strike Research from the AA shows that the cost for comprehensive motor coverage premiums is rising at its fastest rate ever, with a reported 5.6% jump within the first three months of the year to the end of September. This is the largest increase since the group first started to monitor the insurance market back in . . . → Read More: Biggest ever jump in car insurance premiums According to the Government, next year clamping firms on private property will have tougher rules after a meeting in London in which ministers, motoring groups, and parking firms will convene to discuss fines associated with parking on private land. Last month the councils of Maidenhead and Windsor voted to consider how to stop clampers that are considered . . . → Read More: Clampdown on clampers next year Motorists will now have to carry their insurance cover note with them while driving, to prove they are covered under insurance if asked by police. However, the news comes directly after a meeting between the leaders of the Communication Workers Union, to decide when their national postal strike will occur in Britain. This will be the . . . → Read More: Motorists could get in trouble because of postal strike According to the most recent report by the AA, the M25 is the worst road in the UK when it comes to frequent road closures. The report states that between the time period of January and August of 2009, the M25 was closed for a total of eight and a half days, which is over 200 hours, . . . → Read More: M25 is the most often closed piece of road in the UK |
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