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Category: safety
“Give the heave-ho to insurance costs and hikes” says Mike Brewer With fears that car insurance premiums will surpass £1000 in the next year, motoring expert and TV Presenter Mike Brewer is urging drivers to take control of their insurance costs now and look for a policy that will see their premium cut at renewal […]
McLaren Sports Series confirmed as the British GT Safety Car for a second season On the 13 Apr 2017, the eve of the opening British GT Championship round at Oulton Park circuit, McLaren Automotive verified the extension of the official Safety Car partnership with the SRO-managed series. Throughout the season, a variety of models from […]
Insure The Box analysis of 3 billion miles of driving data provides crucial insight as telematics pioneer uses black box data to target regular speeding culprits with safer driving support Source: Insure The Box Drivers who speed over 20% of the time increase their risk of having an accident by 87% * Those that speed […]
Source: Insure The Box With weather conditions, this winter set to be more frightful than delightful for motorists, Insure The Box, global pioneers of telematics-based car insurance, is urging young drivers to take extra care in the challenging conditions. This comes as Insure The Box analysis reveals that accidents increase by 20% amongst drivers[2] during […]
New cars will be fitted with a tracking device that automatically alerts emergency services if a car crashes, under EU law. The eCall system has sensors to call the nearest emergency services centre when a car crashes, this new eCall system could be made law by 2015. The EU has ignored the privacy fears, saying […]
Companies are developing technology and improving cars to aid drivers to stop most or all crashes One million fatal car accidents happen around the world each year but experts in the industry now believe fatal accidents can be stopped. Accidents occur for many reasons, but human error is the greatest reason, drivers go too fast […]
Over 1.15 million uninsured drivers In the past year over 1.15 million Brits have knowingly driven on roads without insurance. The shocking figures confirm that uninsured drivers are still a large problem despite recent government measures to crack down on the illegal activity. Younger drivers were found to be more likely to flout the law […]
Britain faces a freezing winter and yesterday’s unseasonal snowfall is just the start, the Met Office has predicted. The UK’s official forecaster has prepared its three-month outlook for ministers and council bosses. But, after predictions of a “barbecue summer” were ridiculed in 2010, it no longer releases such forecasts to the public. Despite that, one […]
Diesel Fumes: Toxic The Daily Mail reports a World Health Organization, (WHO) warning that diesel exhaust fumes are a “major cancer risk” and belong in the “same deadly category as asbestos, arsenic and mustard gas”. Meanwhile the BBC says that diesel fumes are “definitely a cause of lung cancer”. This widely reported news is based […]
Courtesy of British road safety charity the IAM, here is some driving advice when it comes to severe weather and rain. Before you set off, set your heater controls — windows can mist up in seconds. You don’t want to be fiddling with controls when you should be concentrating on the road, especially in the […]