Country motorists will continue to be towed to the nearest NRMA Country Service Centre in the event of a breakdown, following the introduction of new membership fees announced today.

Lighter vehicles with small capacity engines head up the 10 best performing fuel efficient cars, while large heavy 4WDs with big capacity petrol engines use the most petrol, NRMA Motoring & Services Automotive Engineer, Mr Bob Hudson, said today.

Up to 32 fatal crashes in NSW could be prevented each year by making daytime running lights standard on all new vehicles, saving lives and preventing injuries, new NRMA research has found.

NRMA Motoring & Services has condemned planned industrial action by the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) because it will unfairly inconvenience thousands of NRMA road service members.

Road safety, youth education and cultural research experts are gathering today to discuss what cultural influences affect the way young people drive.

Six people killed in 60 days is six more reasons to upgrade the Princes Highway.

The NRMA is warning people who leave their cars at home so they can drink on New Years Eve, that they are still at risk of road trauma, with almost 30 per cent of pedestrians killed on NSW roads last year affected by alcohol.

Crashes, deaths and injuries on the Pacific Highway cost the community $191 million between 2000 and 2002 as part of an annual national road trauma bill of $15 billion.

Up to $650 million each year could be used to help fix passenger transport in NSW by doubling the amount of federal fuel tax revenue now spent on roads.

Changing a tyre is easy with the following tips from NRMA Motoring & Services.

The President of NRMA Motoring & Services, Mr Ross Turnbull, said today he was honoured that the members had voted overwhelmingly for a new board.

The next generation of Canberra adolescents will be the focus of an NRMA road safety exhibition opening today which offers life-saving advice for nine-14 year-olds.

One third of Sydneysiders would not pay one cent more than they already do to drive or catch a bus or train to work - even if it cut travel time in half, according to new research by NRMA Motoring & Services.

NRMA today welcomed the NSW Governments decision to reduce the blood alcohol limit for L and P-plate drivers to zero.

NRMA Members may experience long delays tomorrow.

NRMA Motoring & Services today released some simple tips to help motorists drive their fuel dollar further over the Christmas - New Year holiday period.

Sydney adolescents will be the focus of a road safety exhibition - NRMA RoadZone -which opens today offering life-saving advice for nine-14 year-olds.

NRMA Motoring & Services is reminding motorists that 40km/hr school zones are back in force today for the start of the fourth school term.

NRMA Motoring & Services President, Mr Ross Turnbull, today announced the appointment of Mr Tony Stuart as the Associations new Chief Executive Officer.

Older people living in and around Dubbo will be helped by a $5,000 road safety grant to develop advertising material and information sessions, NRMA Motoring & Services President, Mr Ross Turnbull, said today.

Travelling on holidays with a pet dog, cat or horse is now much easier thanks to NRMA Motoring & Services new NRMAs Travelling With Pets guide.

Claims of irregularities in the Association's financials are nothing short of mischievous, NRMA Motoring & Services CEO, Mr Rob Carter said today.

With one in three calls for NRMA Road Service relating to battery failure and freezing mornings settling in across the state, NRMA has devised some tips to ensure your cars battery charges through the cold weather.

NRMA Motoring & Services is urging all councils to attend NRMAs Local Government forum on road funding and safety issues on 7 November.

Removing number plates from vehicles driven by disqualified drivers who continue to break the law is a step in the right direction, according to NRMA Motoring & Services.

NRMA Motoring & Services has slammed plans by the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) to disrupt services to NRMA members next week as unreasonable and unfair.

The number of high quality cars on offer to the Australian motoring public is making final judging in the 2003 Australias Best Cars (ABC) Awards difficult for the judges, NRMA Motoring & Services ABC judge Bob Hudson said today.

The AMWU is attempting to disrupt NRMA road service today by ordering patrols not to use their in-van job allocation system that display where their next job is, potentially creating five hour delays for members.

Mazdas sporty RX8 and Subarus Impreza WRX share best sports car category honours in this years Australias Best Cars national motoring award.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and NRMA management are pleased to announce that NRMA patrol officers will return to work this afternoon.

Councils that participate in NRMAs Roads Challenge will gain a valuable tool to lobby the Federal Government to retain the Roads to Recovery program.

The Orbital F3 link will enable Central Coast residents to access the 2,400 jobs that will be created following the opening of the Westlink M7, making commuting to western Sydney a practical option for Central Coast people.

NRMA Motoring & Services and NRMA Insurance today launched a new education package targeting people who use motorised wheelchairs, sending information to every council in NSW to educate local wheelchair users and prevent tragedy.

People who go out drinking regularly are often mixing recreational drugs with alcohol and some of those most at risk of being hit by a car still blame other factors like drivers and poor lighting for any accidents that may occur.

NRMA Motoring & Services President, Mr Ross Turnbull, commenced a tour of country NSW on the Far North Coast today with a visit to the NRMA RoadZone road safety exhibit at Tweed Heads.

Petrol prices have dropped back to levels not seen since last Christmas, following the end of the conflict in Iraq, NRMA Motoring & Services Acting CEO, Mr Peter Steele, said today.

The strike by patrols tomorrow will NOT affect people needing road service in country NSW, NRMA spokesman, Mr Peter Steele, said today.

NRMA Motoring & Services Members can sleep in a different bed and choose from a different breakfast menu almost every day of the year across New South Wales and the ACT thanks to the NRMA's support of the new Bed and Breakfast Council of NSW brochure.

Families can save $50,000 over five years driving a small car rather than a heavy duty 4WD, according to new research released today by NRMA Motoring & Services.

People celebrating during the Australia Day long weekend need to be aware of their own safety when driving or walking, NRMA Motoring & Services CEO, Mr Rob Carter, warned today.

All of the worst blackspots on the Sturt Highway are located in Wagga Wagga and should be at the top of any federal plans to upgrade the road, according to an NRMA audit released today.

The crash rate on the Great Western Highway has increased by 8.5 per cent in the past six years, despite millions of dollars being spent on an upgrade of the road.

Planning a getaway is now even easier with the new edition of the NRMA Motoring & Services Experience Victoria guide.

The Federal Court of Appeal today declined NRMAs request to extend the period in which to hold its half-board election until after changes to the NRMAs constitution are voted on by members at the companys Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The NRMA Board announced today it had unanimously agreed to ask Members to cut Board costs.

The ACT section of the Barton Highway has a higher crash rate than the NSW section of the road, despite accounting for only 12 kilometres of the 57 kilometre highway.

NRMA President Ross Turnbull today kicked off a tour of western NSW to explain the Boards plans for a better NRMA.

One million people are expected to visit Australia's biggest car display - NRMA Motorfest - during Australia Day celebrations around Hyde Park this Sunday.

NRMA Motoring & Services this afternoon offered road service patrols additional overtime to get them back to work, NRMA General Manager of Human Resources, Mr Peter Steele, said today.

Playing with the car stereo while driving can be more dangerous than talking on a hands-free mobile phone, according to new research to be released by NRMA Motoring & Services today.

NRMA Motoring & Services CEO, Mr Tony Stuart, today met with Deputy Prime Minister, Mr John Anderson, to urge the Federal Government to make roads a higher priority in 2004.

The Premiers decision to introduce new laws cut the blood alcohol limit for L and P-plate drivers to zero may reduce drink driving crashes involving young people by up to 20 per cent.

The new Board of NRMA Motoring & Services has been formed following a meeting in Sydney today.

NRMA members may experience long delays tomorrow if road service patrols follow union demands to disrupt services over the companys proposed enterprise agreement.

Motorists living in areas affected by bush fire should only drive if necessary and follow practical advice if caught in a car during a fire, NRMA Motoring & Services CEO, Mr Rob Carter, warned today.

People taking advantage of the October long weekend to go away with the family will place more pressure on holiday traffic volumes, NRMA warned today.

NRMA Motoring & Services will increase membership fees and cut more than $20 million in operating costs as part of a broad recovery package to strengthen NRMAs financial position and secure the organisations future.

Motorists driving past schools must slow down to 40km/hr during the morning and afternoon or face being fined, NRMA Motoring & Services acting CEO, Mr Peter Steele, warned today.

Ross Turnbull and Alan Evans were today elected as the President and Deputy President of NRMA Motoring & Services.

Councils that participate in NRMAs Roads Challenge will gain a valuable tool to lobby the Federal Government to retain the Roads to Recovery program.

People going away this long weekend need to belt up, with men far more likely than women to die on country roads without a seatbelt, after 62 men and 13 women were killed last year.

The new Constitution proposed by the NRMA Motoring & Services Board and voted on at last weeks Annual General Meeting has been approved by the members.

With lots of kids receiving tricycles, bicycles and skateboards this Christmas, NRMA Motoring & Services offers some safety tips to follow when on wheels.

Emergency roadside assistance is planned to be available to NRMA members tomorrow in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra despite unnecessary industrial action, NRMA Motoring & Services Chief Operating Officer, Mr Peter Steele, said today.

NRMA is seeking to audit fixed digital speed cameras at key locations throughout NSW to ensure that motorists are not being fined for offences they have not committed.

NRMA Motoring & Services and the Southern Councils Group today called on the Federal and State Governments to commit immediate additional funding to upgrade the Princes Highway.

Up to 150,000 NRMA members living in and around the Sutherland Shire and the Illawarra will be affected by the Governments plans for the F6 corridor, NRMA President, Mr Ross Turnbull, said today.

The NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal today made orders concerning nominations for candidates for the forthcoming 2003 half-Board election of directors of NRMA.

Councils that participate in NRMAs Roads Challenge will gain a valuable tool to lobby the Federal Government to retain the Roads to Recovery program.

While rain continues to affect Sydney, NRMA Motoring & Services has issued advice to help motorists protect their vehicles from the wet.

Members over the age of 71 years will be eligible to stand for election in the forthcoming NRMA half-Board election following a landmark decision in the NSW Supreme Court today.

Australia's largest mutual organisation, NRMA Motoring & Services, today announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2003.

With freezing temperatures settling in some areas across NSW and the ACT, motorists using boiling water to remove ice and frost from their car windows could crack or shatter the windscreen, NRMA Motoring & Services warned today.

NRMA Motoring & Services financial position is improving but more work needs to be done to consolidate these gains and to ensure the future of the organisation.

The AMWU has again rejected NRMA Motoring & Services offer to return to the table to negotiate a new enterprise agreement for its patrol workforce.

Crashes on the Hume Highway have decreased since 1992 but casualties have climbed 8 per cent in the same period, according to an NRMA audit of the road released today.

Young people in western NSW are over-represented in fatal crashes, according to data released at the opening of NRMAs Roadzone safety initiative for young people in Dubbo today.

The safety and performance of the Bells Line of Road will come under the microscope in the coming weeks when NRMA Motoring & Services commences an audit of the road.

NRMA Motoring and Services today warned motorists going away on holidays to plan their trips to avoid massive increases in traffic, with volumes tripling on some roads over Christmas.

Rural community groups have the chance to design and deliver their own local road safety solutions through the latest round of Rural Road Safety Grants, NRMA Motoring & Services President Ross Turnbull announced today.

NRMA Motoring & Services would like to remind motorists that from 1 November the urban speed limit will be 50km/h in built up areas.

Emergency NRMA road service jobs will be prioritised today to soften the expected impact of industrial action.

Australia's large cars are providing higher levels of occupant protection according to the latest crash test results from the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), released today.

The next State Government should force people who repeatedly commit serious traffic offences off the roads by taking their cars - and make the offenders pay the cost, according to NRMA's 2003 State Election List.

A number of comments in the media today by the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) about NRMAs proposed Enterprise Agreement (EA) are wrong, NRMA Motoring & Services said today.

With the start of the new school year today, motorists need to slow down to 40km/hr around schools, NRMA Motoring & Services CEO, Mr Rob Carter, said today.

Today's meetings of NRMA members should provide a way forward for the company, ending months of Board instability and the waste of members' funds.

ANCAP results released today show that while the crash test performance of larger Australian vehicles has improved, they still have some way to go to match the best of the European models.

The NSW Government should reduce the blood alcohol limit for novice drivers to zero and introduce enforcement targeting young people when and where they drink and drive, NRMA said today.

NRMA President Ross Turnbull today visited Wagga Wagga to explain the Boards plans for a better NRMA.

Hunter councils that participate in NRMAs Roads Challenge will gain a valuable tool to help convince the Federal Government to retain the Roads to Recovery program.

NRMA Motoring & Services Roads Challenge program figures released today show that in excess of $2.8 billion is needed to fund high priority road works in NSW over the next 20 years.

Single trip passes need to be readily available for occasional toll-road users before cash payment is removed from any motorway, according to NRMA's 2003 State Election list.

The future of motoring and fuel is the focus of NRMAs advanced technology roadshow, a free exhibit now on at Burwood Westfield until this Saturday 14 June.

The latest crash test results from the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) released today by NRMA Motoring and Services and the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) show that the crash test performance of many small vehicles sold in Australia has improved significantly over the last few years.

NRMA has today welcomed the release of three options for the extension of the M4 Motorway but has rejected the State Governments requirement that the project be tolled.

The State Government should investigate whether tougher measures to prevent L or P-platers from driving on Friday and Saturday nights could reduce young driver deaths.

The newly elected Board of the National Roads and Motorists' Association (NRMA) announced today that a review of the NRMA's financial performance has revealed an expected loss this financial year (2003) in the order of $60m, almost treble the previous year's loss of $23m (2002).

NRMA is encouraging motorists to plan holiday journeys outside peak periods to prevent traffic jams, with traffic volumes almost tripling on some highways over the Easter weekend.

NRMA Motoring & Services today welcomed the early introduction of ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) fuel into NSW service stations.

NRMA President Ross Turnbull today visited Albury to explain the Boards plans for a better NRMA.

Australias largest motoring organisation, NRMA Motoring & Services, has welcomed the Transport Workers Unions call for WorkCover NSW to investigate fatal truck crashes, NRMA President, Mr Ross Turnbull, said today.

The future of NRMA road service in the Riverina could be in doubt if new reforms are not adopted at NRMAs Annual General Meeting in four weeks.

At 11.00am this morning, NRMA Motoring & Services was providing road service in Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra and Wollongong despite the AMWUs stop-work meeting of patrols, with 75 per cent of road service jobs attended within one hour.

NRMA Motoring & Services today announced the names of the 45 individual candidates for election as a Director of the NRMA Motoring & Services Board.

With just over one week to go until Christmas, NRMA Motoring & Services is reminding motorists planning a road trip to get their car serviced before they leave.