Breakdown cover is a form of insurance policy that provides assistance to motorists

As gas prices continue to climb, do you find yourself filling up less often? If your answer is yes, you’re not alone. AAA reports the number of drivers requiring roadside assistance after running out of gas has doubled.

DOHA • The Qatar Technical Inspection Company (QTIC) is about to set up a new firm solely for roadside assistance. The new venture will greatly benefit those stranded on the road in their vehicles due to a breakdown and those who are mechanically-challenged.

DOHA • The Qatar Technical Inspection Company (QTIC) is about to set up a new firm solely for roadside assistance. The new venture will greatly benefit those stranded on the road in their vehicles due to a breakdown and those who are mechanically-challenged.

Empty tanks mean calls for roadside assistance are up for Triple A.

From allegations of hi-tech espionage to the perils of hurtling around a Formula 1 racetrack at 256mph, the marble-clad halls of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile in Paris have echoed to some impassioned debates over the years. But never before has motorsport’s ruling body had to debate the intricacies of whether or not its illustrious president was involved in a Nazi-themed orgy.

More people are breaking down on Virginia’s interstates because they’re running out of gas.

The rapid rise in gas prices has kept AAA and the DOT’s service patrol very busy on the roads helping drivers. These days their calls are for cars that have run out of gas. Reporter Tedd Florendo has a full report.

Brent Saba had just dropped off a church group when his van ran out of gas.

Fifteen percent more AAA members call in with empty tanks, the auto club reports.

AP — Brent Saba had just dropped a church group off at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday morning and was heading north on Interstate 95 when it happened: His 15-passenger van ran out of gas.

Fifteen percent more AAA members call in with empty tanks, the auto club reports.

Fifteen percent more AAA members call in with empty tanks, the auto club reports.

AAA reports a 15 percent increase in calls from members with empty tanks.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. ( Map ) - ALPHARETTA, Ga. , June 2 /PRNewswire/ — The roadways can be a dangerous place. As The 2005 US Census reported, Georgia ranks fifth nationally for motor vehicle fatalities.

Brent Saba had just dropped a church group off at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday morning and was heading north on Interstate 95 when it happened: His 15-passenger van ran out of gas. Saba, a 24-year-old church pastor, made it to the shoulder just past the Ben Franklin Bridge and waited more than 30 minutes for someone to stop and lend him a cell phone. Then he waited a while …

AAA reports a 15 percent increase in calls from members with empty tanks.

Though national statistics on out-of-gas motorists don’t exist, there’s plenty of anecdotal evidence that drivers unwilling or unable to fill ‘er up are gambling by keeping their tanks extremely low on fuel.

AAA reports a 15 percent increase in calls from members with empty tanks.