RAC Foundation

New road vehicle CO2 emissions - response to DfT green paper 28 Sep 2021

The RAC Foundation fully supports the government’s attempts to decarbonise road transport and backed, with caveats, the move to halt the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK in 2030. Co

Hazard perception tests that are virtually real 31 Aug 2021

Using virtual reality (VR) headsets in driver hazard perception is just as good as, and in some conditions better than, single screen tests at differentiating between safe and less-safe drivers, with

Cars parked 23 hours a day 08 Jul 2021

The average car or van in England is driven just 4% of the time, a figure that has barely changed in quarter of a century. For the rest of the time the car or van is either parked at home (73%) or

Petrol prices at eight-year high 07 Jul 2021

The price motorists are paying at the pumps for petrol has hit an eight-year high. According to government data, petrol now costs an average of £1.32 per litre across the UK. This is is the mos

Private parking firms issue 12,000 tickets a day 21 Jun 2021

Private parking firms issued 4.4 million parking tickets in 12 months despite car use plummeting during the coronavirus pandemic, official figures suggests. Companies handed British drivers an aver

Weekday traffic back to pre-pandemic levels 02 Jun 2021

Car traffic in Great Britain has reached a level not seen in more than a year as fuel prices continue to rise. According to government data, on Friday 28 May 2021 car traffic was at 101% of the ave

New road vehicle CO2 emissions - response to DfT green paper 28 Sep 2021

Hazard perception tests that are virtually real 31 Aug 2021

Cars parked 23 hours a day 08 Jul 2021

Petrol prices at eight-year high 07 Jul 2021

Private parking firms issue 12,000 tickets a day 21 Jun 2021

Weekday traffic back to pre-pandemic levels 02 Jun 2021

Oil price over time

Pump prices over time

Plug-in vehicles on the road

New car mileage

Wholesale fuel prices v pump prices

Motoring price index