Traffic and telematics

Keeping drivers on the move

Live traffic information

• Traffic news by phone

For live traffic news on your mobile phone dial 1740*.

• No need to register
• Covers over 8000 miles of motorway and A roads
• Calls charged at up to 59p per minute. Check with your network
  
  

• Online traffic and roadworks information

• Updated every 6 minutes
• UK coverage

Journey planning

• Online routeplanner

• Pan-European routes
• Unlimited free routes
• Street level mapping
• Interactive map for instant zooming
• Turn by turn maps

SmartNav

• A simple and inexpensive in-car device
• Calculates best route allowing for traffic conditions
• Turn by turn spoken instructions
• Find local facilities or call for roadside assistance
• Latest in navigation technology

Stolen vehicle recovery

Help recover stolen vehicles faster with RAC Trackstar Plus. As soon as we know it’s stolen, we track the vehicle, keep the police informed of every move and work with them to recover it quickly.

• Insurance premiums may be reduced
• Drivers, vehicles and cargo are all potentially safer and more secure
• Vehicles recovered quickly are less likely to be vandalised
• HGV and Plant versions available

* RAC recommends that you park safely before using the 1740 service. Calls to 1740 cost up to 59p per minute. Please check with your network operator. Calls can also be made to 0906 470 1740 from landlines. These calls are charged at 60p per minute at all times.