Media releases 2017

RAC is urging Western Australians to be vigilant in their homes after reporting a surge in the number of claims for serious house fires in winter and early spring.

RAC’s Community Education team will spend this week visiting South West high schools to educate young drivers about road safety.

With winter setting in and school holidays approaching, many Western Australians are about to embark on an annual overseas trip.

RAC is urging drivers to check the ANCAP safety rating when shopping for a new car this end of financial year, revealing some new cars are so unsafe, RAC will not insure them.

Senior high school students from across regional WA will this week receive critical road safety education while taking part in School Sport WA’s Country Week.

RAC has consistently called for increases in transport costs to be capped at or below the rate of inflation. The Government's announcement of vehicle licensing charges increasing by 5.5 per cent is significantly above the rate of inflation.

RAC’s Community Education team is heading to the Wheatbelt this week to educate young drivers about how to stay safe on the roads.

RAC is urging motorists in the Wheatbelt to leave their mobile phones alone while driving after a survey showed one in three local drivers continue to read text messages behind the wheel.

Perth commuters pay more for public transport than commuters in almost every other capital city in Australia, second only to Sydney.

RAC has expanded its partnership with the French-based designer and manufacturer of its RAC Intellibus™, NAVYA, to help facilitate further deployments of autonomous vehicle technology in Australia and overseas.