Press Releases

Beat the traffic with RAC's free mobile applications for Symbian and Windows phones

Following the success of its traffic app for iPhone and Android platforms, RAC has now developed versions for Symbian and Windows® Phone owners. Updated on 13/01/2012 10:00:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Cost of Motoring soars by 14%, almost three times inflation

It now costs Brits over £6,600 per year to keep a car on the road Updated on 23/11/2011 00:00:01. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Rural motorists in for a bumpy ride as eight in ten councils experience loss in funding

Updated on 26/10/2011 00:01:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Almost half of younger drivers distracted by smartphone apps, ipods and email while driving

iPods(24%), email (23%) and mapping apps (22%) are the main distraction for younger drivers. One quarter of drivers now consider mobile phone usage a bigger issue than drink driving. Updated on 28/09/2011 00:01:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Watchdog statement

As a company that prides itself on the service we provide to our members when they need our help, we take these cases extremely seriously. We are constantly trying to improve our service, and feedback from our members is invaluable to us in that process. Updated on 08/09/2011 21:01:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Winning couple over the (honey)moon

Lucky lovebird Caroline Kelly has bagged £1,500 after winning a national competition launched by RAC to find the nation’s most special journey. Caroline, 42 from Reading, travels the 270 miles to Mullion, Cornwall, every year to recreate her and her husband’s honeymoon from 21 years ago. Updated on 09/08/2011 00:01:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

RAC top for Customer Service

RAC has once again topped the chart for customer service amongst breakdown service providers in the UK and is the top-named organisation within the ‘ Services’ sector. Updated on 11/07/2011 11:23:54. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

The Carlyle Group have agreed to purchase RAC from Aviva

Aviva plc (“Aviva”) announces that it has agreed to sell RAC Limited (“RAC”), the second largest UK roadside assistance provider, to The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”) for £1.0 billion. Updated on 23/06/2011 08:00:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Rural drivers face isolation as cost of motoring soars

RAC Report on Motoring 2011 reveals the choices facing motorists over which journeys they can afford to make Updated on 22/06/2011 00:01:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Brits too busy to shop around but it's costing them hundreds

New RAC Home Insurance offers shop around service and member offers on other brands worth £500 Updated on 08/06/2011 00:01:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Illegal faults on fleet vehicles increase year on year

The number of fleet vehicles being driven with illegal faults - such as defective lights and tyres - has more than doubled in a year, according to estimates from RAC*. Updated on 07/06/2011 00:00:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

I-SPY SOMETHING NOT BEGINNING WITH ANGRY BIRDS

Survey reveals traditional car journey games are still holding strong despite the rise of mobile gaming Updated on 04/05/2011 10:34:29. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Journeys are better shared

RAC launch whatsmyjourney.co.uk for the nation to share their journeys and have the chance to win £1,500 towards fuel costs1 Updated on 20/04/2011 12:00:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Budget cuts force rural councils to resort to short-term road repairs

Bath man scoops top RAC honour

Kevin Andrews, 41, from Bath, has been awarded the title of RAC’s Patrol Ambassador of the Year – a prestigious honour that marks him as an “elite” Patrol and lands him a role as the face of RAC for the next twelve months Updated on 29/03/2011 00:01:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Bristol woman scoops top RAC honour

Bristol woman, and RAC resource planner, Susanne Sheppard, has won the company’s national Sales and Service Ambassador Award for 2011. Updated on 28/03/2011 00:01:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

RAC drives customer satisfaction with new technology

RAC’s unique electronic ordering system for spare parts is improving its service to members by increasing the number of vehicles it can permanently repair at the roadside. Updated on 08/03/2011 11:00:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

'Unacceptable' fuel prices forcing drivers out of their cars

• RAC finds 93%¹ of drivers believe the current price of fuel is unacceptable Updated on 24/02/2011 10:06:22. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Motorists tread cautiously in used car market

As quality used cars continue to be in short supply, becoming harder to obtain and more expensive, RAC urges motorists to tread cautiously when buying a used vehicle to avoid nasty surprises. Updated on 16/02/2011 09:00:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.

Ford dealer workshops reach higher standards

Ford Authorised Repairers are set to achieve higher standards of workshop service as the manufacturer introduces tougher measures to its quality programme following the success of its partnership with RAC. Updated on 07/02/2011 09:00:00. © RAC breakdown cover and car insurance.