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2009/2010 Press releases from the AA

3 February 2010Learner drivers targeted by road rage 'idiots' according to AA Driving School

Learner drivers are being targeted for intimidation by road rage 'idiots' according to the AA, whose driving instructors have reported a catalogue of serious incidents across the UK. AA Driving School is calling for more consideration towards learners, after a national panel of instructors pointed to examples of hostile, bullying and reckless behaviour towards pupils.

2 February 2010Europe's best selling car is the safest car too

Europe's best selling car, the Volkswagen Golf is officially its safest car too - according to the latest round-up of results from EuroNCAP, the new car crash testing organisation of which the AA is a supporter and founding member.

28 January 2010New AA British Insurance Premium Index records biggest ever premium increases

Car Insurance premiums, which have been rising at record rates over the past year, took their biggest ever upward jump during the last quarter of 2009, according to the latest benchmark AA British Insurance Premium Index.

26 January 20102p per litre from fuel tax windfall would fill UK potholes in 100 days

Diverting nearly 2p a litre from the fuel tax windfall generated by soaring pump prices would fund filling the UK's potholes in 100 days, says the AA.

20 January 2010Busiest winter for breakdowns - the AA has rescued more than half a million drivers in four weeks

With more snow falling across many areas today, the AA has announced that it has rescued more than half a million drivers since the snow first arrived on the evening of 17 December 2009. It has attended around 544,000 breakdowns – more than double its normal workload – making it the busiest winter ever for breakdowns in the AA's 105-year history.

20 January 2010Up to six million drivers may drive when they know they shouldn't for medical reasons

Almost a fifth of AA members (19%) know someone who has driven while suffering from a medical condition knowing they should not have driven, according to new research from the AA revealed today at the ACPO/Police Federation conference. Yet just 2% of AA members admit that they themselves have driven when suffering from a medical condition when they knew they should not have been driving.

19 January 2010January fuel price update - weekly cost of family petrol goes up nearly £12.50 in one year

An average UK petrol car now costs 89p a day more in fuel compared to the same time last year, the latest mid-monthly AA Fuel Price Report reveals. For a family with two, the 25p difference between what they pay now for a litre of petrol and what they paid in January 2009 leaves a £12.46 hole in their weekly budget.

15 January 2010AA charity renews young driver safety campaign as 'Decade of Carnage' revealed

The AA is asking motorists to spare a thought for the families of more than 4,200 young drivers who failed to see out the first decade of the millennium due to fatal accidents over the last 10 years. Official figures reveal that more than 40,000 drivers aged 29 or younger – equal to the population of Salisbury – have been killed or seriously injured on UK roads since 2000. Some 11,700 of these were teenagers.

15 January 2010BBC Radio 4 documentary vindicates AA position on salt stocks

The BBC Radio 4 programme ' The Report ' investigated the cost of the snow storms to the country's economy and asked if better planning might have lessened their impact. It totally justifies and vindicates the position the AA took over the lack of preparation and local authorities' continued reliance on supermarket-style 'just in time' deliveries leaving too many just as vulnerable to a lengthy big freeze or major snowfall as last year.

13 January 2010Crumbling roads - the AA calls for emergency road maintenance funding

Drivers who think they will be in the clear after the thawing of the snow will find an aggravated plague of potholes to contend with in the coming months. Emergency road maintenance funding is required to stop crumbling roads costing more in compensation and accidents the AA has warned.

8 January 2010Record period for breakdowns - AA rescues one third of a million drivers in cold spell

Since the snow started on the evening of Thursday 17th December, 2009, the AA has seen unprecedented levels of demand for its services and has dealt with nearly 340,000 breakdowns (338,000) – over double the normal amount for this period.

5 January 2010Petrol hits £5 a gallon for the first time in 15 months

Average UK petrol prices have risen above £5 a gallon for the first time in 15 months, sending a chilling warning to drivers for 2010. The average pump price of petrol rose to 110.04p a litre yesterday, with diesel now costing 111.77p. A year ago petrol cost 85.99p and diesel 98.06.

4 January 2010Today is expected to be the AA's busiest day for breakdowns ever

The AA now expects today (Monday) to be its busiest day ever, according to its records, with more than 25,000 breakdowns. The UK's biggest breakdown organisation is continuing to deploy extra patrols and has all its specially-equipped Land Rovers working in the snow-affected areas. Priority is being given to drivers in the most vulnerable situations.

30 December 2009The AA is calling on drivers to make a New Years Resolution to reduce driver distractions

Putting on mascara, watching 'Battlestar Galactica' on a lap top or ogling attractive pedestrians are all activities that drivers get up to behind the wheel, according to the AA.

23 December 2009Insurance claims coming in for damage to abandoned cars and for cars stolen while warming up

Drivers who abandoned their cars in the snow are returning to find them damaged. Claims are also coming in for cars stolen off drives while warming up, says AA Insurance.

23 December 2009AA breakdown patrols have attended 114,000 breakdowns over the last six days

21 December 2009Stories from AA Insurance claims department highlight hazards of driving on snow and ice

21 December 2009The AA is having its busiest day on the roads in ten years with record numbers of breakdowns

20 December 2009AA warns of five routes to court for drink driving this Christmas

18 December 2009December fuel prices - scrooge retailers siphon off Christmas spirit says AA

17 December 2009AA Travel Insurance position in respect of the BA strike threat and Flyglobespan collapse

17 December 2009'Snow' joke this Christmas as 12 million expected to travel to visit family or friends

16 December 2009Servicing cutbacks may come home to bite millions of motorists this winter

15 December 2009AA driving theory test App in iTunes top ten

14 December 2009Half of UK local authorities have salt stocks for just six days of continuous freezing weather

8 December 2009The AA has launched a new fuel prices application for the iPhone

8 December 2009The AA's pre-budget report 2009 fact file