RAC Report on Motoring 2016

RAC Report on Motoring 2016

1.0 What’s on motorists’ minds?

With affluence increasing and lower forecourt prices, it comes as little surprise that the cost of fuel has again gone down the ranking of motorists’ concerns since last year’s Report on Motoring was published. But in other areas, worries are on the rise. A far greater proportion of drivers are critical of the condition of the roads near where they live, while there has also been a sharp increase in the number of people who are concerned about the irresponsible and potentially highly dangerous behaviour of other motorists, in particular those who use handheld mobile phones while at the wheel.

Perceived increases in congestion and difficulties in parking have also become more significant concerns, as has the cost of motor insurance. At the same time, there has been a surprisingly sharp decline in concern about drink-driving. And while environmental issues such as the diesel emissions scandal have been prominent in news reports in recent months, these barely register as a major concern among UK motorists.

8 % of drivers say the cost of insurance is their biggest concern

7 % worry most about people driving cars without tax or insurance

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