https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany's biggest motoring association, the ADAC, has softened its stance against introducing a speed limit on the Autobahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20200124/germanys-biggest-automative-club-no-longer-against-speed-limit-on-autobahn Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:50:24 +0100 germanys-biggest-automative-club-no-longer-against-speed-limit-on-autobahn The German Automotive Club (ADAC) tested 24 different cars with the new Keyless Go technology for safety. The result: all of the cars could be stolen with one easy trick. https://www.thelocal.de/20160317/keyless-go-cars-easy-to-steal-german-car-club-shows Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:33:01 +0100 keyless-go-cars-easy-to-steal-german-car-club-shows A court in the Rhineland has let a man off a fine for using a mobile phone while driving, after he convinced them he was simply using it to scratch his ear. https://www.thelocal.de/20160303/i-was-scratching-my-head-with-phone-driver-convinces-court Thu, 03 Mar 2016 13:31:32 +0100 i-was-scratching-my-head-with-phone-driver-convinces-court Frankfurt Airport is one of many places in Germany to offer women their own 'bigger and nicer' parking areas. Is this sensible practice or plain sexist? https://www.thelocal.de/20150730/women-only-parking-spaces-sensible-or-sexist Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:10:22 +0200 women-only-parking-spaces-sensible-or-sexist Fierce competition in the German long-distance coach market has cast questions over the future of ADAC Postbus. The venture has cost its co-owners millions of euros in losses. https://www.thelocal.de/20141006/questions-over-future-of-adac-postbus Mon, 06 Oct 2014 18:57:00 +0200 questions-over-future-of-adac-postbus The head of German motorist association ADAC stood down on Monday, just as it became clear he was about to be sacked amid revelations of corruption in the body's upper echelons. https://www.thelocal.de/20140210/adac-president-jumps-before-push Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:25:00 +0100 adac-president-jumps-before-push Germany's largest automobile club, ADAC, pledged a serious shake up on Wednesday, the day it emerged one of its managers let her son take a rescue plane on holiday to Egypt. https://www.thelocal.de/20140129/adac-plans-reforms-post-scandal Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:34:00 +0100 adac-plans-reforms-post-scandal Bosses at Germany’s crisis-hit motoring association, ADAC, used emergency rescue helicopters for business trips, according to reports on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140124/adac-bosses-used-rescue-helicopter-for-trips-germany Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:32:00 +0100 adac-bosses-used-rescue-helicopter-for-trips-germany Europe’s biggest car club, ADAC, has said an investigation is already underway into the manipulation of voting figures to find Germany’s “favourite car”. It comes as hundreds of motorists have reportedly cancelled their memberships. https://www.thelocal.de/20140121/adac-promises-investigation-as-scandal-widens-german-car-club Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:48:00 +0100 adac-promises-investigation-as-scandal-widens-german-car-club ADAC, Germany's biggest motoring association, has admitted fixing its previously respected car of the year award by lying about how many people cast votes in the contest. https://www.thelocal.de/20140120/adac-boss-cooks-car-award-votes Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:42:00 +0100 adac-boss-cooks-car-award-votes German motorists are being warned to expect heavy traffic over the festive period as people set off on their winter breaks and go on last-minute shopping sprees. https://www.thelocal.de/20131217/motorists-braced-for-christmas-traffic-chaos Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:14:00 +0100 motorists-braced-for-christmas-traffic-chaos The bus appears to be the Germans new favourite mode of transport with an increase of 230 percent in the number of long distance journeys taken week since the start of the year. The market was deregulated at the beginning of 2013. https://www.thelocal.de/20131216/buses-booming-one-year-on-from-deregulation Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:05:00 +0100 buses-booming-one-year-on-from-deregulation Christmas trees badly tied to car roofs can turn into deadly weapons if a driver stops suddenly, Germany's motoring association has warned - after conducting a crash test to show the frightening results. https://www.thelocal.de/20131126/poor-tying-can-turn-xmas-trees-into-deadly-weapons Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:02:00 +0100 poor-tying-can-turn-xmas-trees-into-deadly-weapons Deutsche Post and motoring association ADAC will launch a new bus service on November 1st in a bid to challenge Deutsche Bahn’s dominance over long distance journeys. They unveiled their plans in Bonn on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20131009/52305 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:05:00 +0200 52305 Germany will soon have its first real-time database for fuel prices, a cartel watchdog said on Thursday. Customers will be able to compare costs, allowing them to get the best deals on petrol and diesel. https://www.thelocal.de/20130912/51891 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:13:00 +0200 51891 Deutsche Post and motoring association ADAC are looking into launching a joint long-distance bus service as an 80 year-old law guaranteeing Deutsche Bahn a near monopoly on longer journeys is due to be lifted. https://www.thelocal.de/20121215/46787 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:15:00 +0100 46787 Petrol is more expensive in Germany than it has ever been, with average prices on Saturday reaching €1.692 a litre for Super E10, and €1.536 a litre for diesel. The record prices are hitting German motorists as many return from holidays. https://www.thelocal.de/20120821/44475 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:58:00 +0200 44475 The German autobahn system will be 80 years old on Monday - and some say the road network is starting to show its age. https://www.thelocal.de/20120806/44131 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:21:00 +0200 44131 Far from effortlessly zooming down Autobahns at limitless speeds, German drivers are increasingly sitting in traffic– with nearly half a million kilometres of jams recorded this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20111229/39801 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:44:00 +0100 39801 Motorists in Germany have never shelled out so much to fill up their cars, as fuel costs reached an all-time high in 2011, according to drivers' association ADAC. https://www.thelocal.de/20111207/39365 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:23:00 +0100 39365