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Motorists hit the slow lane to push fuel further

Millions of UK motorists are slowing down on motorways to squeeze the most out of their fuel. With prices at the pump sitting at a record high, and the likelihood of further rises in light of recent trouble in Libya, [...]

Male dominance in crash figures

Many road crashes involving male drivers reflect ‘misplaced’ confidence among men over their ability behind the wheel, according to new analysis for the AA’s Drive Confident scheme. Official figures show that men are nearly 70 per cent more likely to [...]

Failed tests cost learners millions as driving schools take pupils for a ride

Up to 27,000 extra driving tests have been failed in the last year by learners taught by trainee instructors – while most pupils did not even know their instructor was learning on the job, AA investigations reveal. The AA findings [...]

Free refresher courses available for rusty drivers

The AA Charitable Trust is to extend its Drive Confident programme of free refresher courses for lapsed or rusty drivers, after the scheme helped hundreds get back behind the wheel. It will now provide another 1,000 two-hour courses free of [...]

Ice related accidents double

UK drivers aren’t the most skilled or confident when it comes to driving in winter conditions according to research revealed by the AA, in partnership with the Ski and Snowboard Show this week. The statistics revealed that the number of [...]

Ford and AA drive down fuel consumption with Econo Check

AA DriveTech, the division of the AA Group responsible for corporate and business driver development training, are set to provide dedicated fuel economy driver training for all Ford owners who have had an Econo Check data logger fitted, part of [...]

Driver education making inroads work-related deaths and injuries drop dramatically

According to the latest statistics from the Department of Transport, revealed during Parliamentary Questions this week, those killed and injured whilst driving for work purposes have dropped dramatically in the past five years. In 2005 168 drivers or riders were [...]

Comment: Should the Government sell off the roads?

Over three quarters of AA members in an AA Populus poll of almost 19,000 would back the £85 – 100 billion sale of the UK’s motorways and trunk roads to help reduce the government’s financial deficit. But only if tolls [...]

AA AutoWindshields chooses Ford

The Ford Transit is transporting the AA into the windscreen-replacement market.  Ford’s Southampton plant has handed over 56 Ford Transit 300 short-wheelbase vans, all destined for the AA AutoWindshields fleet. The vans were inspected at Southampton by AA chief engineer [...]

AA DriveTech win new assessment contract

Transport for London (TfL) has appointed AA DriveTech to arrange, undertake and manage the initial bronze assessment process for the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS). FORS is a membership scheme that aims to improve freight delivery and sustainability in London. [...]

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