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Fewer driving tests taken despite record backlog

Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation said ‘the picture is not encouraging’.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

Two in five rear seat car passengers killed in crashes not wearing seat belt

Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation called for parents to ensure buckling up becomes ‘second nature for their children’.

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2024

Drivers handed shocking number of parking tickets a day by private firms

A code was due to come in this year, including a cap on tickets for most parking offences to £50

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

Connected cars can identify dangerous roads before crashes happen, study finds

Research for the RAC Foundation found that data generated about extreme manoeuvres can be used to locate dangerous stretches of road.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Workers ‘left out of pocket’ by 12-year freeze in mileage rates – report

Analysis by motoring research charity the RAC Foundation found employees should be entitled to about 63p per mile tax-free.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Vast majority of young people expect to drive regularly by 2035 – survey

Some 85% of respondents to a survey of Britons aged 17-24 said it is certain or likely they will be driving a car or van at least once a week then.

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

Retraining courses to avoid fines taken by record 1.8m offending drivers in 2022

More than four out of five of last year’s attendees went on speed awareness courses, which aim to help people identify speed limits.

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023

Call for regular eye tests for drivers as 4% of licence holders are 80 or older

Some 1.6 million people with a licence are in that age category, according to PA news agency analysis.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023

One in 24 local road bridges cannot carry heaviest vehicles, councils say

Local authorities identified 3,090 bridges as being substandard at the end of 2022, the RAC Foundation said.

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

What is the potholes fund, as Jeremy Hunt pledges extra £200m in budget?

The Chancellor said the Government’s potholes fund – which previously provided £500 million a year to councils – will be increased to £700 million in the 2023/24 financial year.

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023