Traffic

How to find traffic information and avoid delays

Don't waste time and fuel: check the latest traffic information before you drive. We explain how to minimise journey times in safety.

What are Low Traffic Neighbourhoods – and why are they so controversial?

A Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) is designed to discourage or restrict use of cars by non-local motorists. But the idea divides opinion.

Platinum Jubilee weekend to bring 20 million car journeys – and jams

Research by the RAC suggests an incredible 19.5 million bank holiday leisure trips by car will be taken

Waiting more than 3 seconds causes green light anger

New research by the RAC has discovered the optimum time for drivers to move off when traffic lights switch to green.

Drivers face being wrongly fined in yellow box junctions, says RAC

Local authorities across the UK will soon to be allowed to enforce yellow box junction offences. But the RAC wants greater clarity on rules.

Drivers plan 21 million journeys for Easter – these are the roads to avoid

The RAC warns this Easter Bank Holiday weekend is likely to be the busiest on UK roads since its records began.

Councils can enforce moving traffic offences from June

Legislative changes will soon allow local councils outside London to issue fines for some driving offences. But the AA has raised concerns.

Car dependence grows despite drop in commuting

New research by the RAC has found that fewer drivers are making trips to work, but negative attitudes to public transport have grown.

Official figures show car use down 30% in second lockdown

Road use is down 30 percent in the UK's second 2020 lockdown, as travel restrictions continue to have an impact on car use and traffic.

You’ll spend 8 MONTHS of your life stuck in traffic

New research shows that British drivers will spend eight months of their lives sitting in traffic – and 3.7 years behind the wheel.