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Our top tips for winter driving Winter driving can be dangerous, but it is easy to stay safe by following these top tips we’ve put together for you. Checks to make before leaving Check local traffic reports Thoroughly defrost windows before setting off, but don’t be tempted to throw hot water over them, as they […]
Industry backs reform of ‘dysfunctional’ market that adds millions to repair bills. Car insurers have welcomed the news that their industry is being referred to the Competition Commission. Despite accusations that the £9bn market is “dysfunctional”, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said the investigation would “bring much-needed reforms to the market that will, in […]
Safety first: Volvo’s new V40 has recorded the highest ever score in the Euro NCAP crash safety test. The Volvo V40 has added to the company’s reputation for building some of the safest cars on sale by scoring five stars in the Euro NCAP crash test. Not only that, but the premium hatchback recorded the […]
Two million face a bill for thousands if they breakdown abroad Almost two million motorists risk being thousands of pounds out of pocket when they venture abroad without breakdown cover. Research from Britannia Rescue shows 4.27million people plan to drive in Europe this summer and nearly four in ten (39%) will hit the road with no […]
Moodys – OFT referral to the Competition Commission will hurt motor insurers profitability Moody’s (the leading credit ratings agency) has warned that the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) move to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission will “hurt profitability” and “create uncertainty”. Moody’s associate analyst Helena Pavicic wrote in a research […]
New research shows that UK motorists are thinking twice before they drive due to the high price of petrol. Affecting petrol sales. The Department of Energy and Climate Change says that between April and June almost half a billion fewer litres of petrol were sold than during the same period last year. This followed a […]
ABI -propose overhaul of young driver tests including ban on night time driving, restriction on passengers and zero alcohol level New drivers should learn to drive for at least one year, according to insurers. The idea is part of a proposed overhaul of the way young drivers pass their tests, which is being demanded by […]
A new study, produced by the Transport Research Laboratory on behalf of esure insurance, out today exposes the distraction and danger to drivers of just having a mobile phone in the car. A fifth of participants in a simulator situation (20 per cent) moved their eyes from the road for more than seven seconds after […]
In stark contrast to a steady decline in recent years, the number of people killed or seriously injured in a tyre related accident increased sharply in 2011 Tyre death rise reinforces time for a change. The alarming figures released from the Department for Transport, for October’s tyre safety month, reveal that 205 people were killed […]
Young drivers who insure themselves through schemes incorporating in-car telematics are a third less likely to have an accident in their first year of driving than the national average. Young Marmalade, which specialises in keeping young drivers safe, is predicting less than 6% of new drivers insured under their Intelligent Marmalade scheme (which is still […]
