Robin Roberts (and WheelsWithinWales) looks at the SMMT's UK car sales figures for March 2024 – discovering that fleets get deals and boost the 24-plate registrations, but private buyers have put the brakes on pure electric purchases... March signals a twentieth month of consecutive growth for the automotive sector, a remarkable milestone for the industry, said Sue Robinson, Chief … [Read more...]
RAC analyses MoT test failures…
The RAC says that brake and tyre defects cause the most dangerous MoT falures... They tell us: Lamps, reflectors and indicators top the league of MOT failures Switched on drivers pass their MOT tests by looking after their lights 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 … [Read more...]
Fuel prices need to drop now – says the RAC
The RAC implores fuel station operators to lower forecourt fuel prices as wholesale costs have fallen... They say: "Petrol and diesel price cut must come this week after further drop in wholesale costs". RAC warns retailers will lose ‘all credibility’ with drivers if they don’t pass on wholesale savings at the pumps Average retailer margin stands at 19p a litre for petrol and 15p for … [Read more...]
RAC to the Rescue
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports on the organisation and its work today in helping its members. With around 16.5 million car journeys by five million motorists estimated to have been made during the last UK Bank Holiday period in August, with queues stretching up to 24 miles on the busy M5/M4 motorway interchange at Bristol, a stone’s throw away from the iconic RAC offices tower, … [Read more...]
Wheels-Alive Takes a Look… At the RAC Regional HQ at Bradley Stoke
Kim Henson reports on the RAC's fascinating regional base near Bristol... I have frequently driven along the south-west sections of M4 and M5, passing and always admiring the fascinating, futuristic-looking RAC building at Bradley Stoke, just south of the M4/M5 junction near Bristol. I’ve also often wondered what goes on inside the centre. Recently I was invited to tour the … [Read more...]