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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New plans by the Government could result in residential streets losing their speed bumps according to new road safety plans. Under the new measures, councils will not need to have traffic calming measures, which also accounts for narrowed junctions and chicanes in a 20mph zone. In the place of these measures, town halls simply need to erect . . . → Read More: New blanket 20 mph zones on the way? New research from a study conducted by the RAC showed that young drivers are most likely to be distracted while driving by gadgets than any other group of drivers. The study found that drivers in their teens up the age of 24 were the most likely to get distracted while driving by popular high tech gadgets such . . . → Read More: Gadgets distract young drivers Motorists are reducing their driving costs in an effort to reduce overall expenditures by using their car less, according to the RAC. The organization reports that many people are now choosing to own just one vehicle per family, or downsizing their personal vehicle. The cost of motoring for the average Briton fell by about 5% in . . . → Read More: Motorists cut back to save on costs About 40% of all UK motorists get seriously distracted on a regular basis while driving according to the most recent RAC Report on Motoring. Those who are younger between the ages of 17 to 24 are the most likely to get pre-occupied, about 56% admitting that they get seriously distracted while driving. Texting was the most frequent . . . → Read More: UK motorists are seriously distracted |
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