Insurance Features

Think ahead when the clocks go back Sunday

27 October 2023

With the summer now over and the clocks changing this weekend, Toyota has put together some autumn driving safety tips to deal with challenging conditions such as wet roads, fog and shortened daylight hours that accompany the glorious autumn colours. According to research by the RAC Foundation, road traffic collisions increase by 19 per cent in the … [Read more...]

Abnormal loads reduced to an app in your hand

25 October 2023

New app tools designed to enable easy checking of abnormal loads have been immediately adopted by a quarter of the UK’s police forces. The enhancements – made to FleetCheck’s Driver app – are already in use by Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG), Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Gwent, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and … [Read more...]

Con-artists are recovering their own cars

24 October 2023

The latest used car scam is restealing, warn investigtors. The UK’s oldest specialist motor insurance loss adjuster, Claims Management & Adjusting, has reported a worrying increase in the used car scam, particularly in the North of England. The con sees an unsuspecting consumer purchasing a cloned vehicle, only to have it stolen within days by the very … [Read more...]

Roads’ rage highest in nine years

20 October 2023

Anger with the poor state of Britain’s local roads has reached its highest point in nine years, said the RAC. Nearlly half of drivers (49%) surveyed for the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring listing it as a top motoring concern, making it the single biggest issue by a considerable distance this year. Concern among drivers is now at a record level since the … [Read more...]

Service bookings taking longer

18 October 2023

Lead times for fleet service, maintenance and repair have risen by more than 57% since the start of the pandemic, according to new data from epyx. In January 2020, the average time between when a company car or van booking was created to when the vehicle went in for work was 8.11 days - but today stands at 12.76 days. This data is taken from epyx’s 1link … [Read more...]

Car complaints are rising

13 October 2023

The Motor Ombudsman has seen the highest volume of service and repair cases brought by consumers in a single quarter so far this year. Between 01st July and 30 September, the Ombudsman for the automotive sector accepted a total of 1,348 new submissions from motorists, up 10% from 1,226 in the second quarter, and equating to a 13% increase versus the volume … [Read more...]

KIA is king but Stellantis is hopeless, say traders

11 October 2023

Kia is the best and Stellantis the worst brands to be selling, say car dealers. The NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey was conducted last month and asked franchised dealers questions about the on-going business relationship with their respective manufacturers. It brought 2,531 responses from 32 franchised networks, equating to a joint record response rate of 68%. … [Read more...]

17,086 motorists still paying tax on stolen vehicles

10 October 2023

About 17,086 UK motorists are still paying tax on vehicles listed as stolen. The figures were revealed under a A Freedom of Information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency by the UK’s oldest specialist motor insurance loss adjuster, Claims Management & Adjusting. According to DVLA data for September 2023, of 54,804 vehicles recorded as … [Read more...]

Stinging verdict delivered on van drivers

29 September 2023

Van drivers have been slated as the worst on UK roads. In a poll for Moneybarn they achieved an overall score of 0.56/10! Almost 19% of survey respondents said those in vans are the worst drivers, the least considerate and the rudest on the road (17.90%). White van drivers, in particular, have built up quite a reputation, with many tradespeople … [Read more...]

75% Cardiff drivers never check tyres